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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

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US could have done more to prevent civilian casualties in Raqqa, report says

US could have done more to prevent civilian casualties in Raqqa, report says

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United States could have done more to eliminate the chances of killing civilians in the campaign to capture […]

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Coal
In Victory against Coal, South African Court rules that clean Air is a Constitutional Right

In Victory against Coal, South African Court rules that clean Air is a Constitutional Right

By Rebecca Garland, University of Pretoria | – A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment […]

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Archaeology
Israeli Archeologists find Proof of Muslim-Christian Ecumenism among Crew of Shipwreck from Dawn of Islam

Israeli Archeologists find Proof of Muslim-Christian Ecumenism among Crew of Shipwreck from Dawn of Islam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ariel David writing at Haaretz reports on Haifa University marine archeologists who have been investigating a shipwreck that sank off […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Syrian Government, the World's Great Torturer, outlaws Torture: If it is a Joke, it isn't Funny

Syrian Government, the World’s Great Torturer, outlaws Torture: If it is a Joke, it isn’t Funny

By Sara Kayyali | Syria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | ( Human Rights Watch ) – This is not an April Fools’ […]

Human Rights Watch

Apartheid
The latest UN report blasts Israeli apartheid re: Palestinians, Demands Countries Take Action

The latest UN report blasts Israeli apartheid re: Palestinians, Demands Countries Take Action

( Middle East Monitor ) – UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk has issued one of his strongest condemnations yet of Israeli apartheid in a report […]

Ramona Wadi

Islam
What is Ramadan and why does it require Muslims to fast?

What is Ramadan and why does it require Muslims to fast?

Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University | – Intermittent fasting is now becoming popular, with many promised health benefits. But Muslims have been practising fasting in […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Even Oil-Rich UAE admits its Green Energy saved it nearly $200 billion, as it builds World's Largest Solar Farm

Even Oil-Rich UAE admits its Green Energy saved it nearly $200 billion, as it builds World’s Largest Solar Farm

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even the energy minister of the United Arab Emirates, the world’s eighth largest oil producer, has admitted that the steps […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why Gaza's next Crisis might be Worse than Anything We have ever seen

Why Gaza’s next Crisis might be Worse than Anything We have ever seen

( Middle East Monitor ) – “The water is back,” one family member would announce in a mix of excitement and panic, often very late […]

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Afghanistan
Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover

Afghan evacuees lack a clear path for resettlement in the U.S., 7 months after Taliban takeover

By Tazreena Sajjad, American University School of International Service | – Russia’s war against Ukraine has resulted in more than 4 million Ukrainian refugees fleeing […]

The Conversation

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