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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

03/08/2026 By H. Patricia Hynes

Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Please Don’t Kill the Children: The Dehumanization of War

Please Don’t Kill the Children: The Dehumanization of War

By Kelly Denton-Borhaug ( Tomdispatch.com ) – When humans embrace the dehumanization of others, we release our ugliest, most destructive selves. Dehumanization is a perverse […]

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Netanyahu declares a Holy War of Annihilation on Civilians of Gaza, Citing the Bible

Netanyahu declares a Holy War of Annihilation on Civilians of Gaza, Citing the Bible

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In his speech on Saturday, October 27, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made reference to the Bible’s instructions about the Amalekites, […]

Juan Cole

Arab Americans
Don't Silence Palestinian Voices: Their Absence from News Coverage is Unfair and Harmful

Don’t Silence Palestinian Voices: Their Absence from News Coverage is Unfair and Harmful

By Sarah Gertler | ( Otherwords.org ) – Like many of us, I’ve been glued to media coverage of the terrible violence in Gaza and […]

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Arab Americans
How Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian Racism are Manufactured through Disinformation

How Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian Racism are Manufactured through Disinformation

By Jasmin Zine, Wilfrid Laurier University | – (The Conversation) – In political communication, a big lie — what is known as the “illusory truth […]

The Conversation

European Union
Ireland, a leader on Human Rights, Backs UNGA call for Gaza Humanitarian Ceasefire

Ireland, a leader on Human Rights, Backs UNGA call for Gaza Humanitarian Ceasefire

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The situation in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip grew even more dire on Friday, as Israel bombed internet and telecommunications […]

Juan Cole

Anti-intellectualism
From Palestine to Slavery, Ron DeSantis' Muzzling of Universities is dooming Florida Higher Education

From Palestine to Slavery, Ron DeSantis’ Muzzling of Universities is dooming Florida Higher Education

Diane Roberts ( Florida Phoenix ) – The American Association of University Professors recently conducted a survey of faculty in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and […]

Florida Phoenix

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza conflict: the US has learned from its ‘forever wars’ – but Israel has not

Gaza conflict: the US has learned from its ‘forever wars’ – but Israel has not

By Rob Geist Pinfold, Durham University | – (The Conversation) – After Hamas’s deadly attacks on October 7, a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip […]

The Conversation

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The Fate of the Children of Gaza under Israeli Bombardment

The Fate of the Children of Gaza under Israeli Bombardment

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Of the 2.2 million people living in the Gaza Strip, about half of them are minors. This datum is why […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Domicide: the Destruction of Homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my City, Homs

Domicide: the Destruction of Homes in Gaza reminds me of what happened to my City, Homs

By Ammar Azzouz, University of Oxford | – This article accompanies an episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast featuring an interview with the author, Ammar […]

The Conversation

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