Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]
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Iran, China and Russia face Dilemma of Taliban Control of Afghanistan
By Ron Synovitz | – ( RFE/RL ) – The chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and the lightning collapse of the […]
Juan Cole on his new Book “Peace Movements in Islam” (Simon Mabon’s Podcast)
Many thanks to Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University and prominent Middle East specialist, for hosting me on his Sepad Podcast to […]
When Lawyers spin Lies for Presidents on behalf of Torture and Insurrection
By Jerry Elsea | – ( The Gazette ) – I like attorneys. Some of my best friends are attorneys. I love an attorney who […]
Protesting latest Israeli attacks on Palestinian universities and civil society organizations (MESA)
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | December 23, 2021 Committee on Academic Freedom Interventions Israel Birzeit University Naftali Bennet Palestinian civil […]
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: father of South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’
By P. Pratap Kumar | – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90. Archbishop Tutu earned the respect and love […]
Desmond Tutu, the Nonviolent Foe of Two Apartheids – South Africa and Israel-Palestine
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ofeiba Quist-Arcton reports at NPR that Desmond Tutu has died in Cape Town, South Africa. He was 90. Tutu was […]
America’s Foreign Policy Death Spiral
(Counterpunch) – American foreign policy today is in a reactionary death spiral. Never has a new “national security” policy paradigm been more desperately needed, yet […]
Finding What is in Common: The “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students
( Traveling Twins) – At Hebrew University, I am participating in a “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students. Organized by the campus […]
Good News in 2022: Top 5 Reasons to be Happy about Electric Vehicles in US in Coming Year
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration’s Infrastructure and Jobs Act, passed in October, and the new fuel standards set by the EPA will […]