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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

03/07/2026 By Arnold Oliver

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Beacons of Civilization

Beacons of Civilization

Civilization has been described as “the slow process of learning to be kind.”  This past summer and early fall, while I stood with peace and […]

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This is a War on Children, and "Safe Zones" are Death Traps:  UNICEF

This is a War on Children, and “Safe Zones” are Death Traps: UNICEF

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Gaza was a free-fire zone on Saturday and Sunday, with UN officials saying that no place in the Strip is […]

Juan Cole

India
The Israel-India-U.S. Triangle:  Its Human Toll Will Be Incalculable

The Israel-India-U.S. Triangle: Its Human Toll Will Be Incalculable

By Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox ( Tomdispatch.com) – In 1981, India’s post office issued a stamp showing the flags of India and occupied […]

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censorship
Protesting the University of Pennsylvania Ban on the Screening of the Documentary, “Israelism”

Protesting the University of Pennsylvania Ban on the Screening of the Documentary, “Israelism”

Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association Liz Magill President, the University of Pennsylvania president@upenn.edu   John Jackson Provost, the University of Pennsylvania provost@upenn.edu […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Palestinian-Israeli Leader Mansour Abbas: Nonviolent Struggle Necessary; Hamas’s Oct. 7 Atrocity Blasphemed against Islamic Values

Palestinian-Israeli Leader Mansour Abbas: Nonviolent Struggle Necessary; Hamas’s Oct. 7 Atrocity Blasphemed against Islamic Values

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – They don’t often get a lot of attention in the US media, but the 2.1 million Israeli citizens of Palestinian […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Pre-COP Report: German Industry Investments in Climate Protection increased 74% over 10 years

Pre-COP Report: German Industry Investments in Climate Protection increased 74% over 10 years

By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – German industry is increasingly investing in climate protection measures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) […]

Clean Energy Wire

Drones
Gaza: Why all Civilian lives matter Equally, according to a Military Ethicist

Gaza: Why all Civilian lives matter Equally, according to a Military Ethicist

By Jessica Wolfendale, Case Western Reserve University | – Some commentators have criticized Israel for causing what is claimed to be disproportionate harm to civilians […]

The Conversation

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Did Israeli PM Netanyahu start Bombing Gaza Again to Stay out of Jail and Appease Fascists in his Cabinet?

Did Israeli PM Netanyahu start Bombing Gaza Again to Stay out of Jail and Appease Fascists in his Cabinet?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The propaganda put out by the Biden administration would have us believe that the Israeli government, shocked by the horrid […]

Juan Cole

Archaeology
The History of Gaza: On Conquerors, Resurgence and Rebirth

The History of Gaza: On Conquerors, Resurgence and Rebirth

( Middle East Monitor ) – Those unfamiliar with Gaza and its history are likely to always associate Gaza with destruction, rubble and Israeli genocide. […]

Middle East Monitor

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