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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Repression and Land Grabs, and the Palestinian Protests in Jerusalem

Israeli Repression and Land Grabs, and the Palestinian Protests in Jerusalem

By Anjuman Rahman | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Violence has become a permanent feature of Ramadan for the people of occupied Palestine. […]

Middle East Monitor

Afghanistan
Killing Schoolgirls in Afghanistan:   Fundamentalist Attackers Target Girls Leaving Kabul High School

Killing Schoolgirls in Afghanistan: Fundamentalist Attackers Target Girls Leaving Kabul High School

By Heather Barr | Interim Co-Director, Women’s Rights Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – Scenes from Sayed ul-Shuhada High School in Kabul, Afghanistan, […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Our Climate Future is on a Spectrum, Depending on What we Do Now; How Bad could it Get?

Our Climate Future is on a Spectrum, Depending on What we Do Now; How Bad could it Get?

By Mark Maslin | – The climate crisis is no longer a looming threat – people are now living with the consequences of centuries of […]

The Conversation

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How Biden Enabled Israeli Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian E. Jerusalem by affirming Trump move of US Embassy There

How Biden Enabled Israeli Ethnic Cleansing of Palestinian E. Jerusalem by affirming Trump move of US Embassy There

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The post of U.S. ambassador to Israel is still vacant, but the charge d’affaires, Jonathan Shrier, sent over some objections […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Anti-Muslim Racism remains a Blind Spot in American Efforts for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Anti-Muslim Racism remains a Blind Spot in American Efforts for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

(Special to Informed Comment) – When I first read Jack Shaheen’s seminal book, Reel Bad Arabs, which documents negative stereotypes of Muslims and Arabs in […]

Sumbul Ali-Karamali

Saudi Arabia
With 50K Yemenis starving to death and 3 mn displaced by War, Western Gov'ts still Back Saudi War

With 50K Yemenis starving to death and 3 mn displaced by War, Western Gov’ts still Back Saudi War

( OpenDemocracy.net ) – Two months ago, with the war in Yemen entering its seventh year, the UN secretary general, in his appeal to funders […]

Helen Lackner

Militarization
Endless War Is A Feature of Our National Programming: On Pulling the Plug on the War Machine

Endless War Is A Feature of Our National Programming: On Pulling the Plug on the War Machine

By William Astore | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – I know, I know: President Joe Biden has announced that our combat troops will be withdrawn […]

William J. Astore

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90K Palestinians force Israeli Security to back down, allow them to Pray in Jerusalem, as nearly 100 are injured Protesting Ethnic Cleansing

90K Palestinians force Israeli Security to back down, allow them to Pray in Jerusalem, as nearly 100 are injured Protesting Ethnic Cleansing

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that despite the Israeli security forces’ attack on worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque on Friday evening, some 90,000 […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Germany's Green Party is in the Lead, and sees Biden as climate ally on Blocking Russian Gas Pipeline

Germany’s Green Party is in the Lead, and sees Biden as climate ally on Blocking Russian Gas Pipeline

By Charlotte Nijhuis The co-leader of the German Greens, Annalena Baerbock, emphasised possibilities for closer cooperation between Germany and the U.S. on issues including climate […]

Clean Energy Wire

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