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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Israel’s military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis

Israel’s military reservists are joining protests – potentially transforming a political crisis into a security crisis

By Dan Arbell, American University | – (The Conversation) –The judicial overhaul plan of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, introduced in January, has thrown […]

The Conversation

Islam
A Ramadan primer: Why Muslim Americans Fast

A Ramadan primer: Why Muslim Americans Fast

Abdulrahman Bindamnan   ( Minnesota Reformer) – While growing up in Yemen, I was introduced to the practice of fasting. It ‎was a common practice, […]

Minnesota Reformer

Arms Sales
Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry:  And We’re Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)

Congress Has Been Captured by the Arms Industry: And We’re Paying the Price (and What a Price It Is!)

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On March 13th, the Pentagon rolled out its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024. The results were — or at least […]

William D. Hartung

Climate Crisis
Netherlands becomes European Leader in Solar Power Per Capita, with 500K Panels on Lakes, Reservoirs and Seas

Netherlands becomes European Leader in Solar Power Per Capita, with 500K Panels on Lakes, Reservoirs and Seas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Solar panels are like magic, turning sunshine into electricity. They are, however, relatively bulky. We own our own home and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
To Those Jewish Americans Who Protested Minister Smotrich with Me:  We Have to Talk about the Palestinians

To Those Jewish Americans Who Protested Minister Smotrich with Me: We Have to Talk about the Palestinians

Via Fellowship Magazine By David Hart      ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Earlier this month, I attended the large Jewish-led demonstration in Washington, D.C. […]

Waging Nonviolence

Democratic Party
Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Law

Workers praise Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for signing Repeal of GOP Union-Busting ‘Right to Work’ Law

  By: Laina G. Stebbins –     ( Michigan Advance ) – Unions and other pro-labor groups on Friday celebrated the signing of a […]

Michigan Advance

Arab Americans
First Hijab-Wearing Muslim Judge joins Bench at US Court in New Jersey

First Hijab-Wearing Muslim Judge joins Bench at US Court in New Jersey

( Middle East Monitor) – US attorney Nadia Kahf has been appointed to the New Jersey Superior Court, becoming the first hijab-wearing judge on the […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Constitutional Crisis Threatens to Tear Israel Apart as Att'y-Gen. takes on Netanyahu and 200 Reservist Pilots refuse to Fly

Constitutional Crisis Threatens to Tear Israel Apart as Att’y-Gen. takes on Netanyahu and 200 Reservist Pilots refuse to Fly

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the Israeli parliament passed a law preventing the Supreme Court from removing a sitting prime minister for inability […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
IPCC’s Conservative Nature masks true Scale of Action needed to avert Catastrophic Climate Change

IPCC’s Conservative Nature masks true Scale of Action needed to avert Catastrophic Climate Change

By Kevin Anderson, University of Manchester | – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) synthesis report recently landed with an authoritative thump, giving voice […]

The Conversation

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