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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Juan Cole

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Inequality
Inequality Kills. But We Can Stop the Killing

Inequality Kills. But We Can Stop the Killing

( Inequality.org ) – Over a half-century ago, back in the mid-1960s, books about poverty abounded. But publishers paid relatively little attention to wealth’s concentration. […]

Sam Pizzigati

Monopolies
Taylor Swift’s Superfans Strike a Blow Against Monopolies

Taylor Swift’s Superfans Strike a Blow Against Monopolies

By Bella DeVaan | – ( Otherwords.org ) – After a nightmare ticket sale, monopolies made a powerful enemy. That’s good news for all of […]

OtherWords

Climate Crisis
Just Stop Oil: Research shows how Activists and Politicians talk differently about Climate Change<

Just Stop Oil: Research shows how Activists and Politicians talk differently about Climate Change<

By Clare Cunningham, York St John University | – The environmental activist group Just Stop Oil has grasped public attention with a series of “art […]

The Conversation

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Israel:  Ultra-Far-Right Ben-Gvir Given Nat'l Security Ministry - As though KKK took over Homeland Security in US

Israel: Ultra-Far-Right Ben-Gvir Given Nat’l Security Ministry – As though KKK took over Homeland Security in US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Likud Party of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu signed a deal on Friday […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
‘A Nightmare’: Iran Intensifies Deadly Crackdown In Kurdistan Region As Protests Rage

‘A Nightmare’: Iran Intensifies Deadly Crackdown In Kurdistan Region As Protests Rage

( RFE/RL ) – Iranian authorities have intensified their deadly crackdown in the country’s western Kurdistan region, which has been the epicenter of the anti-establishment […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Arab World
No more “Marry your Rapist”:  Repeal Laws Discriminating against Women in the Middle East – ‘Equality Now’

No more “Marry your Rapist”: Repeal Laws Discriminating against Women in the Middle East – ‘Equality Now’

By Amelia Smith | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The women’s rights NGO, Equality Now, has released a policy brief to mark International […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
COP27: how the Fossil Fuel Lobby Crowded out Calls for Climate Justice

COP27: how the Fossil Fuel Lobby Crowded out Calls for Climate Justice

By Alix Dietzel, University of Bristol | – COP27 has just wrapped up. Despite much excitement over a new fund to address “loss and damage” […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Did the Ukraine War kill 'Natural Gas?'  Solar Power is 10 times Cheaper over the long Term

Did the Ukraine War kill ‘Natural Gas?’ Solar Power is 10 times Cheaper over the long Term

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The independent energy research firm Rystad Energy, headquartered in Oslo, has found that it would be ten times less expensive […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Ukraine War, Energy Crisis, pushes Germans’ Acceptance of Wind Turbines to Record Level

Ukraine War, Energy Crisis, pushes Germans’ Acceptance of Wind Turbines to Record Level

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Onshore wind power has become more popular than ever among people living in Germany […]

Clean Energy Wire

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