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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals
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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

05/15/2025 By The Conversation

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Saying Goodbye to a University System that Supports Genocide

Saying Goodbye to a University System that Supports Genocide

May 1, 2025. I’m reaching out today to share a public message. Around the world, today is Labor Day, and it’s a good day to […]

Samer Ali

Bill of Rights
From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian Activists: The Evolution of politically motivated Deportations

From the Chinese Exclusion Act to pro-Palestinian Activists: The Evolution of politically motivated Deportations

By Rick Baldoz, Brown University (The Conversation) – The recent deportation orders targeting foreign students in the U.S. have prompted a heated debate about the […]

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Climate Change Summer or Nuclear Winter in Trumpworld

Climate Change Summer or Nuclear Winter in Trumpworld

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Yes, give us human beings credit. In our relatively brief history, it’s no small thing to have come up with two […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Before Gaza, there was the US Genocide in Vietnam

Before Gaza, there was the US Genocide in Vietnam

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – I am writing this essay on the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Vietnam from the genocidal war that […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Genocide
Biden never pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Officials boast of exploiting US Support

Biden never pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Officials boast of exploiting US Support

  by Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – The administration of former US President, Joe Biden, knowingly allowed Israel’s genocide in Gaza to […]

Middle East Monitor

Bill of Rights
“I Am Not Afraid of You,” Freed Mohsen Mahdawi Tells Donald Trump

“I Am Not Afraid of You,” Freed Mohsen Mahdawi Tells Donald Trump

The court’s order for the release of the detained student protest leader, said one lawyer, “is a victory for all people in this country invested […]

Common Dreams

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Int’l Court of Justice asked to Declare Israeli Blockade of Aid to Gaza Civilians Illegal

Int’l Court of Justice asked to Declare Israeli Blockade of Aid to Gaza Civilians Illegal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Court of Justice on Tuesday heard arguments that Israel is illegally interfering in the provision of aid to […]

Juan Cole

Academic Freedom
Protesting Notre Dame’s Cancellation of a Palestine Keynote

Protesting Notre Dame’s Cancellation of a Palestine Keynote

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Letter to the University of Notre Dame expressing concern over the cancellation of a […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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How News Corps lost the Plot on Covering Trump

How News Corps lost the Plot on Covering Trump

By Nan Levinson It’s not a good time to be an American journalist. Or a consumer of American journalism. Or, for that matter, even a […]

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