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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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“No other Land”: When Ordered to Destroy, we Sometimes have a Moral Obligation to Lie

“No other Land”: When Ordered to Destroy, we Sometimes have a Moral Obligation to Lie

( The Times of Israel ) – You are ordered—like in the Oscar-nominated documentary No Other Land—to demolish the homes, schools, and wells of Palestinian families […]

Shamai Leibowitz

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The Netanyahu Cabinet’s War against Human Rights in Israel: B’Tselem in the Crosshairs

The Netanyahu Cabinet’s War against Human Rights in Israel: B’Tselem in the Crosshairs

In early 2023, the most far-right cabinet in Israel’s history launched its war for “judicial reforms” to replace democracy with autocracy. In fall 2023, it […]

Dan Steinbock

Neoliberalism
Real Christianity vs. White “Christian” Nationalist Trump on the Treatment of the Poor

Real Christianity vs. White “Christian” Nationalist Trump on the Treatment of the Poor

( Tomdispatch.com ) – “There has almost always been an outright hostility that is shown towards people of the Christian faith,” House Speaker Mike Johnson […]

Liz Theoharis

Donald Trump
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway

The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway

by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy ( ProPublica ) – After the Trump administration moved to freeze nearly $60 billion in foreign aid in […]

ProPublica

Donald Trump
Iran Press: Zelenskyy Diss shows Unwisdom of Giving up Nukes; Relying on US is “Dishonorable”

Iran Press: Zelenskyy Diss shows Unwisdom of Giving up Nukes; Relying on US is “Dishonorable”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In Iran since the presidency of Hassan Rouhani (2013-2021), the ruling elite has debated whether a grand bargain with the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza

Israeli Authorities Block Health Care Workers from Entering Gaza

By Emina Ćerimović Associate Director, Disability Rights Division ( Human Rights Watch ) – Israeli authorities denied an orthopedic surgeon entry into Gaza last week, […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Who Should Pay for Climate Disasters?

Who Should Pay for Climate Disasters?

By Sonali Kolhatkar | ( Otherwords.org ) – Rebuilding from California’s recent wildfires will cost more than a quarter of a trillion dollars — an […]

Sonali Kolhatkar

Donald Trump
The West has Long Demanded of Palestinians what Trump Demanded of Ukraine — and More

The West has Long Demanded of Palestinians what Trump Demanded of Ukraine — and More

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – David Smith of The Guardian reminds us that Trump is a fan of World Wrestling Federation matches, in attempting to […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The lost ‘Arab’: Gaza and the evolving Language of the Palestinian Struggle

The lost ‘Arab’: Gaza and the evolving Language of the Palestinian Struggle

( Middle East Monitor ) – Language matters. Aside from its immediate impact on our perception of great political events, including war, language also defines […]

Ramzy Baroud

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