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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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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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Shocking Restrictions on Israeli Immigration to West should be Lifted, Since 1/3 wish to Emigrate

Shocking Restrictions on Israeli Immigration to West should be Lifted, Since 1/3 wish to Emigrate

Satire Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two Israeli lawmakers made a modest proposal in an op ed in the Wall Street Journal, according to The […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Does Compromise show Weakness or Strength? -   A Surprising finding in the Talmud

Does Compromise show Weakness or Strength? – A Surprising finding in the Talmud

Growing up in Israel, the prevailing mentality surrounding me everywhere I went was that compromise shows weakness. The message was clear: compromise is a “Diaspora […]

Shamai Leibowitz

Africa
Pentagon Admits Failure in ‘War on Terror’ in Africa, as Attacks increase 75,000%

Pentagon Admits Failure in ‘War on Terror’ in Africa, as Attacks increase 75,000%

( Tomdispatch.com ) – America’s Global War on Terror has seen its share of stalemates, disasters, and outright defeats. During 20-plus years of armed interventions, […]

Nick Turse

Antisemitism
Confessions of an Ex-Zionist: My Judaism will not stand for the Mass Slaughter in Gaza

Confessions of an Ex-Zionist: My Judaism will not stand for the Mass Slaughter in Gaza

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – I grieve for the people of Israel and Palestine, both of whom are being abused and terrorized […]

H. Scott Prosterman

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