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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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By Doug Weir, Benjamin Neimark, and Oliver Belcher | – Climate change leadership requires more than stirring speeches. It means facing up to hard truths. […]

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"A Cruel, Ingenious Cage:"  Israel's Panopticon for Palestinians archives the Bodies of the Occupied

“A Cruel, Ingenious Cage:” Israel’s Panopticon for Palestinians archives the Bodies of the Occupied

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Two breathtaking reports out on Monday underlined the vast and unprecedented Israeli electronic surveillance of an entire population — the […]

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Are Putin and Lukashenko trying to Divide Europe by sending over Iraqi, other Muslim Refugees?

Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) – Thousands of migrants from Iraq, Syria, and other Middle Eastern countries, are attempting to breach a razor wire fence […]

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The Cyberwar between Israel and Iran is Heating Up

The Cyberwar between Israel and Iran is Heating Up

( Middle East Monitor ) – It is becoming clear that the cyberwar between Israel and Iran is heating up, although neither side has accepted […]

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2021 was a bad year for glaciers in western North America — and it’s about to get much worse

2021 was a bad year for glaciers in western North America — and it’s about to get much worse

By Brian Menounos | – The year 2021 will likely be one of the worst for glaciers in southern British Columbia, Alberta, Washington and Montana. […]

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American Legacy of Instability in Iraq continues as caretaker Prime Minister Narrowly avoids Assassination by Drone

American Legacy of Instability in Iraq continues as caretaker Prime Minister Narrowly avoids Assassination by Drone

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al-Jazeera reports that Iraqi authorities on Sunday announced that Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped being assassinated by three […]

Juan Cole

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The Politics of the Poor in an America on Edge: Lifting from the Bottom So Everyone Can Rise

The Politics of the Poor in an America on Edge: Lifting from the Bottom So Everyone Can Rise

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When President Biden first unveiled the Build Back Better agenda, it appeared that this country was on the path to a […]

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The Balfour Declaration: 104 years since the start of the Palestinian tragedy

The Balfour Declaration: 104 years since the start of the Palestinian tragedy

By Sayid Marcos Tenório | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The date of 2 November marks an event directly linked to the root […]

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