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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’ – Two National Security Law Experts discuss the special Treatment for Trump and offer him some Advice

‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’ – Two National Security Law Experts discuss the special Treatment for Trump and offer him some Advice

By Thomas A. Durkin, Loyola University Chicago and Joseph Ferguson, Loyola University Chicago | – (The Conversation) – Lawyer Thomas A. Durkin has spent much […]

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Israel/ Palestine
I saw Israel’s ‘final solution to the Palestinian problem’ in Lebanon 41 years ago, and I see it again today

I saw Israel’s ‘final solution to the Palestinian problem’ in Lebanon 41 years ago, and I see it again today

By Rev. Dr. Don Wagner ( Mondoweisss ) – Forty-one years ago, I was in Lebanon leading a group of ten U.S. relief and development […]

Mondoweiss

China
Peace for Ukraine Courtesy of China?  Another Step in Beijing’s Rise to Global Power

Peace for Ukraine Courtesy of China? Another Step in Beijing’s Rise to Global Power

( Tomdispatch.com ) – All wars do end, usually thanks to a negotiated peace agreement. Consider that a fundamental historical fact, even if it seems […]

Alfred W. McCoy

Democracy
Can Lebanon Finally elect a President who will Lead it out of its Economic and Political Morass?

Can Lebanon Finally elect a President who will Lead it out of its Economic and Political Morass?

By Habib Badawi Beirut (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Lebanon may be a small country of some four million citizens with a land area […]

Habib Badawi

Israel/ Palestine
Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This is why Israel wants to reactivate E1 Plan

Permanent Apartheid in Palestine: This is why Israel wants to reactivate E1 Plan

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud   ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli government is at it again, actively discussing the construction of thousands of […]

Ramzy Baroud

Afghanistan
It’s Not Just Iran: Conflict over Water Resources is on the Rise as Climate Crisis Grows

It’s Not Just Iran: Conflict over Water Resources is on the Rise as Climate Crisis Grows

By Laureen Fagan ( Sustainability Times ) – The clash over water rights led to fighting between Iran and Afghanistan recently, in the latest battle […]

Sustainability Times

Climate Crisis
Greenhouse Gas Emissions are at an all-time High and Earth is Heating up Faster Than Ever

Greenhouse Gas Emissions are at an all-time High and Earth is Heating up Faster Than Ever

By Piers Forster, University of Leeds | – Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, with yearly emissions equivalent to 54 billion tonnes of […]

The Conversation

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Mohammed Altamimi, Age 2: The Latest Victim of Israeli Apartheid Toward Palestinians

Mohammed Altamimi, Age 2: The Latest Victim of Israeli Apartheid Toward Palestinians

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Like any other toddler in the world, two and a half years old Palestinian toddler Mohammed Altamimi was […]

Mohammed Samaana

Egypt
Jada Pinkett Smith's Black Cleopatra Stirred Controversy, but What about the Forgotten Queens of Ancient Nubia?

Jada Pinkett Smith’s Black Cleopatra Stirred Controversy, but What about the Forgotten Queens of Ancient Nubia?

By Yasmin Moll, University of Michigan | – Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix documentary series on Cleopatra aims to spotlight powerful African queens. “We don’t […]

The Conversation

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