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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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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

11/25/2025 By Juan Cole

Why Palestinian Statehood is a Prerequisite for Arab-Israeli Peace and Expansion of Abraham Accords

Why Palestinian Statehood is a Prerequisite for Arab-Israeli Peace and Expansion of Abraham Accords

11/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Is Israel deliberately Starving the Palestinians of Gaza? WFP Warns of Immediate Possibility of Man-made Famine

Is Israel deliberately Starving the Palestinians of Gaza? WFP Warns of Immediate Possibility of Man-made Famine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the World Food Program of the United Nations urgently announced that Gaza faces widespread food shortages. Abeer Etefa, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
“From the River to the Sea” – A Palestinian Historian explores the Meaning and Intent of a Scrutinized Slogan

“From the River to the Sea” – A Palestinian Historian explores the Meaning and Intent of a Scrutinized Slogan

By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona | – What does the call “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” mean to Palestinians […]

The Conversation

Books
In the Shadow of War: Life and Fiction in Twenty-First Century America

In the Shadow of War: Life and Fiction in Twenty-First Century America

By Beverly Gologorsky ( Tomdispatch.com) – I’m a voracious reader of American fiction and I’ve noticed something odd in recent years. This country has been […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson is the Face of the Republican Party: Election Denialist, Forced Birth Enforcer, Homophobe and Christian Zionist

Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson is the Face of the Republican Party: Election Denialist, Forced Birth Enforcer, Homophobe and Christian Zionist

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Disguised as a mild-mannered Clark Kent, Mike Johnson is a raging theocrat under his tailored suit, who believes […]

Dan Dinello

Children
The Psychological Consequences of the Trauma of War in Gaza

The Psychological Consequences of the Trauma of War in Gaza

By Ali Omidi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a symptom or syndrome that occurs after seeing, directly […]

Middle East Monitor

Anti-intellectualism
Columbia University’s Suspension of Jewish Voices for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine is Arbitrary and Wrong

Columbia University’s Suspension of Jewish Voices for Peace and Students for Justice in Palestine is Arbitrary and Wrong

Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association. Minouche Shafik President, Columbia University officeofthepresident@columbia.edu    Provost Dennis Mitchell dml48@cumc.columbia.edu . . .   […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Axis War Crimes against Hospitals in the 1930s and 1940s led to our Int'l Humanitarian Law, which Israel Ignores

Axis War Crimes against Hospitals in the 1930s and 1940s led to our Int’l Humanitarian Law, which Israel Ignores

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Rome Statute underpinning the International Criminal Court, which went into effect in 2002, lists among “War Crimes” “ix) Intentionally […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
The Gaza Conflict Opens up New Opportunities for China in the Middle East, Global South

The Gaza Conflict Opens up New Opportunities for China in the Middle East, Global South

Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) | – (The Conversation) – The western world’s support for Israel as it attacks Gaza has provoked fury across […]

The Conversation

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Gaza needs a Cease-Fire, not a Cessation of Aid

Gaza needs a Cease-Fire, not a Cessation of Aid

By Tania Principe | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Almost a month has passed since the Hamas militant group launched a deadly attack on […]

Waging Nonviolence

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