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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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Archaeology
Egypt in uproar over Netflix’s “Black” Cleopatra, but Race is the Wrong Lens Anyway

Egypt in uproar over Netflix’s “Black” Cleopatra, but Race is the Wrong Lens Anyway

Ann Arbor ( Mustafa Amin at the Akhbar al-Yawm [News Today] reviews the controversy in Egypt over Jada Pinkett Smith’s African Queens series of documentaries […]

Juan Cole

Canada
Recent Mosque attacks raise Questions about the Affinity between White Supremacy and Far-Right Hindu Nationalism

Recent Mosque attacks raise Questions about the Affinity between White Supremacy and Far-Right Hindu Nationalism

By Zeinab Farokhi, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – During Ramadan, a man attacked a mosque in Markham, Ont. He allegedly yelled slurs, […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Cementing Gaza’s History by Sketching its Ancient Sites

Cementing Gaza’s History by Sketching its Ancient Sites

  Mohammed Asad   ( Middle East Monitor) – Gaza is a region we hear about often but how much do we know about its […]

Middle East Monitor

China
The Era of Great Power Victory in Wars ended in 1945 and a Wise Power would Avoid them

The Era of Great Power Victory in Wars ended in 1945 and a Wise Power would Avoid them

( Tomdispatch.com) – I was born on July 20, 1944, amid a vast global conflict already known as World War II.  Though it ended with […]

Tom Engelhardt

Climate Crisis
On Earth Day, 69% of Americans want Carbon Neutrality, with Minorities and Youth in the Vanguard

On Earth Day, 69% of Americans want Carbon Neutrality, with Minorities and Youth in the Vanguard

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Earth Day, 2023, big public events were held by activists across the US (and across the world). But activists […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Why London’s first Ramadan Lights Celebration has been so Important for Muslims Everywhere

Why London’s first Ramadan Lights Celebration has been so Important for Muslims Everywhere

By Farouq Tahar, University of Sheffield | – (The Conversation) – On March 21 2023, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and Hamza Taouzzale, lord […]

The Conversation

Sudan
Explainer - Sudan Conflict and What Worries Neighbors, the US and Others

Explainer – Sudan Conflict and What Worries Neighbors, the US and Others

( Middle East Monitor ) – A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Climate Change makes 'Florida Rain-bombs' more Common, as DeSantis would Know if he had bothered to Visit Ft Lauderdale

Climate Change makes ‘Florida Rain-bombs’ more Common, as DeSantis would Know if he had bothered to Visit Ft Lauderdale

Craig Pittman   ( Florida Phoenix)- If you live in Florida, you never suffer from an irony deficiency. Case in point: Flood managers from across […]

Florida Phoenix

Climate Crisis
Glaciers in Swiss Alps lost 6% of Mass last Year, as Climate Emergency brings brutal Heat Waves

Glaciers in Swiss Alps lost 6% of Mass last Year, as Climate Emergency brings brutal Heat Waves

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN’s World Meteorological Organization has issued its annual report. As you will have guessed, things don’t look good. There […]

Juan Cole

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