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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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China, the ASEAN Nations of S.E. Asia, and the Gulf take up Palestine at Summit

China, the ASEAN Nations of S.E. Asia, and the Gulf take up Palestine at Summit

( Middle East Monitor ) – At the 2025 ASEAN-GCC-China Summit in Kuala Lumpur, leaders from Asia and the Arab world gathered under the glow […]

Middle East Monitor

Agrovoltaics
Solar Panels’ Shade helps boost Colorado grassland Productivity in dry Years

Solar Panels’ Shade helps boost Colorado grassland Productivity in dry Years

By Matthew Sturchio, Colorado State University (The Conversation) – Grasses growing in the shade of a solar array were only a little less productive than […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Is Trump’s Axis of the Plutocrats Marginalizing Israel?

Is Trump’s Axis of the Plutocrats Marginalizing Israel?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Colorful career criminal Willie Sutton once may (or may not) have been asked why he robbed banks. “Because that is where […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
10% of Gaza Palestinians have been Killed, Injured,  Detained or are Missing

10% of Gaza Palestinians have been Killed, Injured, Detained or are Missing

( Middle East Monitor ) – Ten per cent of Gaza’s Palestinian population has been killed, injured, disappeared, or detained as a result of the […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Earth is Heading for nearly 5ºF Heating this Century — Unprecedented Peril, But We’ve Made Progress

Earth is Heading for nearly 5ºF Heating this Century — Unprecedented Peril, But We’ve Made Progress

By Sven Teske, University of Technology Sydney (The Conversation) – Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement […]

The Conversation

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Turkiye gets 11% of its Electricity from Wind, plans $1.5 Bn. Investment this year

Turkiye gets 11% of its Electricity from Wind, plans $1.5 Bn. Investment this year

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye’s wind power sector continues to grow, albeit at a somewhat slower pace than at the beginning of this decade. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Massacre of Gaza’s Children: A Stain on Humanity

The Massacre of Gaza’s Children: A Stain on Humanity

( Middle East Monitor ) – There are moments in history that burn into the conscience of humanity—so steeped in injustice that to look away […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
IDF firing ‘Warning Shots’ near Diplomats sets an unacceptable Precedent in International Relations

IDF firing ‘Warning Shots’ near Diplomats sets an unacceptable Precedent in International Relations

By Andrew Forde, Dublin City University (The Conversation) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) appears to have “crossed the Rubicon” in the West Bank town […]

The Conversation

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German Chancellor Merz in Historic Rebuke of Israel:  Attacks on Civilians not Justified by Hamas Terror

German Chancellor Merz in Historic Rebuke of Israel: Attacks on Civilians not Justified by Hamas Terror

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Because of the Nazi Holocaust in which six million European Jews were murdered, German governments have felt a need to […]

Juan Cole

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