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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy
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The Mortal Sins of Patriarchy

H. Patricia Hynes

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – How much are women and girls–half of humanity–valued?  When men violate us for sex in prostitution.  When […]

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

The 6 Superpowers that Faith Communities bring to nonviolent Struggle

10/05/2025 By Waging Nonviolence

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

Hamas and Israel are on the Verge of a Ceasefire; Denial of Palestinian Agency Could Derail it

10/05/2025 By The Conversation

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Pariah State: Israeli Cruise Ship, Rebuffed at Greek Island Ports over Gaza Genocide, becomes Flying Dutchman

Pariah State: Israeli Cruise Ship, Rebuffed at Greek Island Ports over Gaza Genocide, becomes Flying Dutchman

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Extreme-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to turn Israel into a 21st century version of the Flying Dutchman. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza hunger deepens as 6,000 aid trucks await Entry: UN agency for Palestinian Refugees

Gaza hunger deepens as 6,000 aid trucks await Entry: UN agency for Palestinian Refugees

( Middle East Monitor ) – More than 6,000 aid trucks carrying essential food and supplies are stuck in Jordan and Egypt, unable to reach […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — ProPublica

Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — ProPublica

By Abrahm Lustgarten, Graphics by Lucas Waldron, Illustrations by Olivier Kugler for ProPublica ( ProPublica ) – As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Islanders of Tuvalu Prepare first Mass Migration because of Sea Level Rise, as ICJ grants them Right to Sue

Islanders of Tuvalu Prepare first Mass Migration because of Sea Level Rise, as ICJ grants them Right to Sue

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The entire nation of Tuvalu, 11,000 people, is making preparations to relocate, reports Sophie Mak at Nikkei Asia . The […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza is Starving – how Israel’s Allies can go beyond Words and take meaningful Action

Gaza is Starving – how Israel’s Allies can go beyond Words and take meaningful Action

By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University (The Conversation) – In the past two months, more than 1,000 people seeking food have been killed, according to the […]

The Conversation

Academic Freedom
Protesting U of California’s Attempt to Forbid Boycotts

Protesting U of California’s Attempt to Forbid Boycotts

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to the University of California expressing concern about its prohibition of boycotts by […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Donald Trump
We’re All Palestinians Now: How Trump is Middle-Easternizing the United States

We’re All Palestinians Now: How Trump is Middle-Easternizing the United States

Here is my most recent column for the legendary Tom Engelhardt’s Tomdispatch.com.Be sure to check out his searing introduction. ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The United […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Historic Int’l Court of Justice Ruling: Climate Change ‘Imperils all Life’ — Polluters may be Sued

Historic Int’l Court of Justice Ruling: Climate Change ‘Imperils all Life’ — Polluters may be Sued

By Jacqueline Peel, The University of Melbourne (The Conversation) – Climate change “imperils all forms of life” and countries must tackle the problem or face […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The Unseen War for the Palestinian West Bank’s Future: It’s not just Gaza

The Unseen War for the Palestinian West Bank’s Future: It’s not just Gaza

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel is meticulously following a textbook model of instigating unrest in the occupied West Bank. The latest such provocations […]

Ramzy Baroud

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Israel’s Abduction of the Gaza Aid Flotilla is a clear Violation of International Law

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