Out beyond the ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. –Rumi Like the rest of the world, I […]
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What is the Israel Lobby – and Why is it so Anxious?
By Ned Curthoys, The University of Western Australia (The Conversation) – Last May, on a trip to the United States, world-renowned Israeli–Jewish historian Ilan Pappe […]
Condemnation of Trump targeting noncitizen Students, Researchers for Constitutionally protected Speech
Middle East Studies Association MESA Board Joint Statement with the TFCHR regarding deportations The MESA Board of Directors and the MESA Task Force on […]
A Majority of Americans Views Israel Negatively in wake of Gaza Genocide
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Laura Silver at the Pew Research Center reports that 53% of Americans now have a negative view of Israel, a […]
Has Israel turned Gaza into a 21st Century Concentration Camp?
By Dr Mustafa Fetouri The basic definition of “concentration camp” is simple: a large place where a large group of people, usually civilians, are imprisoned […]
Trump Faces Palestine: The Colonial View of the World Never Dies
By Aviva Chomsky ( Tomdispatch.com) – In the colonial view of the world — and, in its own strange fashion, Donald Trump’s view couldn’t be […]
Macron: France to Recognize the State of Palestine amid Gaza “Crime”
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – French President Emmanuel Macron visited El Arish in Egypt on Tuesday to see refugees from Gaza with his own eyes. […]
Iran and US to enter high-stakes Nuclear Negotiations – hampered by a lack of Trust
ByAli Bilgic, Loughborough University (The Conversation) – The announcement of planned talks between the US and Iran in Oman signifies a crucial development – especially […]
Despite Proven Fraud, Trump to Boost Payments to Privatized Medicare Advantage by $25 Billion
“Privatized Medicare plans are denying patients the care they need, while defrauding the government of billions a year,” said one advocacy group. “Donald Trump is […]
Wet Bulb Dead Zones could make Parts of Middle East, Pakistan, Uninhabitable — Even at Night
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Last fall, NASA scientist Colin Raymond and colleagues published an article showing that contrary to expectations, deadly heat and humidity […]
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