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

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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Trump’s Air War on Yemen Escalates as Civilian Population Suffers Food Insecurity, Cholera Epidemic

Trump’s Air War on Yemen Escalates as Civilian Population Suffers Food Insecurity, Cholera Epidemic

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration began bombing Yemen last weekend, when the US Air Force launched 47 air raids on at least […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Palestinians Suffer as Netanyahu pins hopes on Fickle US President

Gaza Palestinians Suffer as Netanyahu pins hopes on Fickle US President

Paul Rogers ( openDemocracy.net ) – Trump has backtracked since meeting with Netanyahu last month Why was Donald Trump’s suggestion on turning Gaza into a […]

Open Democracy

Israel
Shattering the Myth of the “Holy Land”

Shattering the Myth of the “Holy Land”

( The Times of Israel) – Could someone earn a commendation for deliberately breaking the holiest object ever created, one that was crafted and inscribed […]

Shamai Leibowitz

China
How Trump’s Tariffs are driving Asia and the Gulf into China’s Arms

How Trump’s Tariffs are driving Asia and the Gulf into China’s Arms

London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – US President Donald Trump’s America First trade policy has seen the global economy enter a new era of […]

Neil Thompson

Israel
The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

The Goals of Israel’s ongoing Aggression against Syria

( Middle East Monitor ) Israel’s aggressive operations against Syria continue by air and on the ground, imposing new realities at a time Syria’s leadership […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
On Peter Beinart, “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza”

On Peter Beinart, “Being Jewish after the Destruction of Gaza”

( The Times of Israel) – The author is a renowned journalist, political scientist, and professor of journalism at New York University. He headed The […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Climate Crisis
The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence

The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence

Review of Peter Schwartzstein, The Heat and the Fury: On the Frontlines of Climate Violence (London: Footnote Press, 2024). Munich, Germany (Special to Informed Comment; […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Corporations
How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us

How Overpaid CEOs Hurt the Rest of Us

At Wells Fargo, I saw firsthand how excessive CEO pay harms workers and customers. Congress should use tax policy to rein it in. By Kieran […]

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International Court of Justice
Sudan takes UAE to Int’l Court of Justice for Genocide: A Test for Int’l Justice

Sudan takes UAE to Int’l Court of Justice for Genocide: A Test for Int’l Justice

The case comes amid growing global scrutiny of UAE military alliances, including its deepening ties with Israel despite accusations of genocide in Gaza Written byWalid […]

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