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Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities
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Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Jewish law does not permit us to look away when atrocities are being committed. It is […]

The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response

The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response

08/01/2025 By The Conversation

The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America

The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America

08/01/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Authoritarianism
In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out

In Escalation, Iranians in 23 Provinces join in National Strike, as Truckers, Shopkeepers Walk Out

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Protesters in Iran, including political prisoners had called for three days of national strikes beginning Sunday, and if reports and […]

Juan Cole

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Jordan's official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate

Jordan’s official Oscar entry Farha grants the Palestinian Diaspora Permission to Narrate

By Suja Sawafta | – ( Middle East Monitor) – On 1 December, Netflix began streaming Farha (2021) worldwide, despite immense pressure directed at the […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)

Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians (HRW)

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Hackers backed by the Iranian government have targeted two Human Rights Watch staff members and at least 18 other […]

Human Rights Watch

Ethiopia
Half a million Ethiopian Migrants have been Deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years - what they go through

Half a million Ethiopian Migrants have been Deported from Saudi Arabia in 5 years – what they go through

By Girmachew Adugna, Addis Ababa University | – (The Conversation) – Tens of thousands of migrant Ethiopian workers have been forcibly repatriated from Saudi Arabia […]

The Conversation

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Spike in Extrajudicial Executions by Israeli Police of Palestinian Youth

Spike in Extrajudicial Executions by Israeli Police of Palestinian Youth

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Union has expressed its profound concern about the rash of extra-judicial killings by Israel of Palestinian young men, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Women are the Victors in Iranian Officials' Trial Balloon on Abolishing the Morals Police

Women are the Victors in Iranian Officials’ Trial Balloon on Abolishing the Morals Police

By Farhang Jahanpour | – Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) – Various Iranian and foreign news agencies have reported that Iran’s Prosecutor General has announced […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Climate Crisis
If we Want to Limit Global Heating, the World Can’t go on Spending $10 Trillion a year on Energy

If we Want to Limit Global Heating, the World Can’t go on Spending $10 Trillion a year on Energy

By Stephen Peake, The Open University | – The world’s energy bill for 2022 is set to be the highest ever, topping US$10 trillion (£8.3 […]

The Conversation

Displaced and Refugees
Unequal Mercy: The West’s Approach to Refugees

Unequal Mercy: The West’s Approach to Refugees

By Helen Benedict | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Almost anyone would agree that war is horrifying and peaceful countries should do their best to help its […]

Tomdispatch

Climate Crisis
52% of S. Dakota’s Electricity comes from Wind Power and other Green Energy Triumphs even in Red States

52% of S. Dakota’s Electricity comes from Wind Power and other Green Energy Triumphs even in Red States

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – About 10% of the electricity generated in the US comes from wind installations. It isn’t nearly enough, either to fight […]

Juan Cole

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