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The Ecocide of Gaza
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The Ecocide of Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Well before October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip had progressively been isolated from the West Bank and the outside world overall

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“All the Saints and Sages:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

“All the Saints and Sages:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:25

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In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

In the Spirit of H. Chandler Davis: Activism and the Struggle for Academic Freedom

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That Time when Napoleon Bonaparte's Army in Palestine Burned Crops, Pounded Houses with Artillery, and Cut off Water to Cities

That Time when Napoleon Bonaparte’s Army in Palestine Burned Crops, Pounded Houses with Artillery, and Cut off Water to Cities

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On 24 June 1799 General Louis-Alexandre Berthier wrote a dispatch from Ottoman Palestine back to the French Ministry of War […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: What Aid Agencies can hope to Achieve under the Strict Limits of the 4-Day Pause

Gaza: What Aid Agencies can hope to Achieve under the Strict Limits of the 4-Day Pause

By Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics; and Chris Phelan, Edge Hill University | – (The Conversation) – The four-day humanitarian pause in Israel’s assault […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Demanding an End to Israel's Military Assault on Gaza's Educational Sector

Demanding an End to Israel’s Military Assault on Gaza’s Educational Sector

Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  Fax: +972-2-5664838   Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant pniot@mod.gov.il   Brigadier General Hisham […]

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Corruption
7 Questions to ask to Protect yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams

7 Questions to ask to Protect yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams

Diane Archer ( Common Dreams ) – During this Medicare Open Enrollment period, ask yourself these seven questions. And, please know that you can always […]

Common Dreams

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Israelis and Palestinians:  It will be Worse Next Time

Israelis and Palestinians: It will be Worse Next Time

Storrs, CT (Special to Informed Comment) – Israelis and Palestinians have already entered hell. The casualties, the wounded, the hostages, the displacement of people and […]

Jeremy Pressman

Israel/ Palestine
The Humanitarian Pause in Gaza Proves Diplomacy Works: Now we need a Real Ceasefire

The Humanitarian Pause in Gaza Proves Diplomacy Works: Now we need a Real Ceasefire

A quick FAQ on the agreement between Israel and Hamas to release hostages and pause the fighting. By Khury Petersen-Smith and Phyllis Bennis | – […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

Israel/ Palestine
In the Face of Death, Destruction and Displacement, Beauty plays a Vital Role in Gaza

In the Face of Death, Destruction and Displacement, Beauty plays a Vital Role in Gaza

By Stephanie Acker, Clark University | – A small group of children in Gaza sit on a lavender and white blanket around a small tray […]

The Conversation

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50 Israeli Hostages to be exchanged for 150 Palestinian "Prisoners" -- Why the Prisoners are also Hostages

50 Israeli Hostages to be exchanged for 150 Palestinian “Prisoners” — Why the Prisoners are also Hostages

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that Qatar successfully brokered the exchange of 50 Israeli hostages held by Hamas for 150 Palestinians held […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Israel's Sustained Bombing Created Massive Gaza Disease Risk: Overcrowded Shelters, Dirty Water and breakdown of Basic Sanitation

Israel’s Sustained Bombing Created Massive Gaza Disease Risk: Overcrowded Shelters, Dirty Water and breakdown of Basic Sanitation

By Yara M. Asi, University of Central Florida | – (The Conversation) – After more than a month of being subjected to sustained bombing, the […]

The Conversation

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