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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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Even as it Strikes Deals with Trump, the Gulf Embraces Chinese Tech Giants

Even as it Strikes Deals with Trump, the Gulf Embraces Chinese Tech Giants

Chinese technology firms are increasingly competing with US ones in major Middle Eastern markets, escalating technology-related US national security concerns. London (Special to Informed Comment; […]

Neil Thompson

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US: Don’t Forcibly Transfer Migrants to Libya

US: Don’t Forcibly Transfer Migrants to Libya

Deportations Would be Unlawful, Subject Detainees to Horrific Conditions ( Human Rights Watch ) – (New York) – The United States should not forcibly transfer […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu’s Occupation Plan for Gaza means more Suffering for Palestinians and less Security for Israel

Netanyahu’s Occupation Plan for Gaza means more Suffering for Palestinians and less Security for Israel

By Julie M. Norman, UCL (The Conversation) – Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared on May 5 that his government intends to intensify military operations […]

The Conversation

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Are Cyberattacks and Iran’s Port Explosion the First Salvo in Disrupting U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks?

Are Cyberattacks and Iran’s Port Explosion the First Salvo in Disrupting U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks?

Iran, Israel, the US, Russia, and China are interconnected by rumors of cyberattacks and sabotage By Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Marashi | – Braga, Portugal […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Donald Trump
Iran, US Conclude ‘Difficult But Useful’ Round Of Nuclear Talks In Oman

Iran, US Conclude ‘Difficult But Useful’ Round Of Nuclear Talks In Oman

By RFE/RL’s Radio Farda ( RFE/ RL ) – The fourth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States has ended in Muscat, […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Corporations
Donald Trump’s Feverish Lust for Green Energy Resources isn’t about the Climate

Donald Trump’s Feverish Lust for Green Energy Resources isn’t about the Climate

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Ancient oak trees rise above gigantic boulders scattered across a high desert mesa in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest. This is Oak […]

Joshua Frank

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My Palestine: An Impossible Exile

My Palestine: An Impossible Exile

Review of Mohammad Tarbush, My Palestine: An Impossible Exile (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2024) Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –– –– It […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Bill of Rights
Rümeysa Öztürk freed, as Judge Warns of Grave Threat to Free Speech

Rümeysa Öztürk freed, as Judge Warns of Grave Threat to Free Speech

“There has been no evidence that has been introduced by the government other than the op-ed,” U.S. District Judge William Sessions III said, referring to […]

Common Dreams

Syria
Syrian Women and Children return to rebuild, leaving Husbands Behind

Syrian Women and Children return to rebuild, leaving Husbands Behind

In need of capital to rebuild, Syrian men are staying in neighbouring countries to work while their wives head home By Melissa Pawson and Mahmoud […]

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