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The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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
I continue with my proposed project of writing a commentary on the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. FitzGerald […]
‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing
“The explicit goal of turning Palestine’s largest city into a wasteland has nothing to do with hostages or Hamas and everything to do with genocide,” […]
Cartoonish Trump is making America a Caricature, and I should Know
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Sometimes I dream — in the sense of a nightmare — about bringing my parents back to this all too strange […]
America may have invaded Iraq for its Oil, but Solar Power is what Iraqis now Want
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi farmers, tired of high electricity bills and frequent blackouts, are turning to solar panels, according to Khalid Al-Mousuly at […]
Despite Efforts to Shift the Blame, Israeli Policies Are Starving Children
Plight of Those with Disabilities Only Underscores the Unlawful Blockade Emina Ćerimović Associate Director, Disability Rights Division EminaCerimovic EminaCerimovic @eminacerimovic.bsky.social @eminacerimovic.bsky.social Embed […]
We’ll all Feel the Abrupt Changes Striking Antarctica Sea Ice and Ocean Currents
By Nerilie Abram, Australian National University; Ariaan Purich, Monash University; Felicity McCormack, Monash University; Jan Strugnell, James Cook University, and Matthew England, UNSW Sydney (The […]
Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]
Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel
By Amin Saikal, The University of Western Australia (The Conversation) – Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said recently the Israeli cabinet has “lost its reason […]
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