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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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Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .

Gaza: The Horror, The Horror . . .

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There are mornings when we are unable to bear to listen to the news taking place in […]

Hugh J. Curran

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Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

Stopping Israel’s Attack on Civil Society, Justice and Human Rights: A Call to Action

( Human Rights Watch ) – With the start of Israeli Knesset’s summer session on May 4, the undersigning organizations observe with grave concern the […]

Human Rights Watch

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Detained!  Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

Detained! Trump’s America as one Big Black Site

( Tomdispatch.com ) – I don’t know about you, but the news continues to stress me out. Trump administration officials are using any excuse they […]

Andrea Mazzarino

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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Juan Cole Interviewed by Francesca Fiorentini: “The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini): How To Lose a Country In 100 Days with Josh Gondelman & Juan […]

Juan Cole

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The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

On 6 May, 55 iNGOs sounded the alarm by releasing a letter calling for urgent action from the international community against Israel’s new registration rules […]

Middle East Monitor

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The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

By Adam Hanieh, University of Exeter (The Conversation) – After signing a US$142 billion (£107 billion) arms deal with Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump said the […]

The Conversation

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Libyan Gov’t Decries Fake News about Taking 1 mn. Palestinian Refugees: “Committed to the Palestinian Cause”

Libyan Gov’t Decries Fake News about Taking 1 mn. Palestinian Refugees: “Committed to the Palestinian Cause”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Abu Dhabi-based Erem News reports that the Prime Minister of Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU) in Tripoli, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
A New Aid Regime for Gaza: Humanitarian Facade, Military Core

A New Aid Regime for Gaza: Humanitarian Facade, Military Core

A US-backed aid scheme staffed by ex-military and private security risks embedding occupation under the guise of humanitarian aid.  Written by Saher ( Global Voices […]

Global Voices

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For all Trump’s new Mideast Contracts, Two Big Deals Elude Him

For all Trump’s new Mideast Contracts, Two Big Deals Elude Him

By Shahram Akbarzadeh, Deakin University (The Conversation) – US President Donald Trump’s visit to Arab states in the Middle East this week generated plenty of […]

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