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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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UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation

UK Society of Authors’ Lukewarm Response to Israeli Raid on Palestinian Bookshop Provokes Resignation

( Middle East Monitor ) – British travel writer Matthew Teller has resigned from the Society of Authors (SoA) in protest at the organisation’s response […]

Middle East Monitor

Epidemics
Making America Sick Again: How Trump’s Drastic Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control cripple our Response to Norovirus, Measles Outbreaks

Making America Sick Again: How Trump’s Drastic Layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control cripple our Response to Norovirus, Measles Outbreaks

By Jordan Miller, Arizona State University (The Conversation) – In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers […]

The Conversation

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Lebanon at a Crossroads: Can Saudi Arabia Counter Iran’s Waning Influence?

Lebanon at a Crossroads: Can Saudi Arabia Counter Iran’s Waning Influence?

Trabzon, Turkey (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – The recent visit of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan to Lebanon on 23 January […]

Hamdullah Baycar

Donald Trump
History unearthed: What if Trump succeeded in ethnically Cleansing Gaza?

History unearthed: What if Trump succeeded in ethnically Cleansing Gaza?

( Middle East Monitor ) – US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said in a 2020 interview that he had read 25 books on […]

Ramzy Baroud

China
The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed:  Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China</h2>

The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed: Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In early January, Donald Trump Jr.’s private plane landed on a snowy airfield in Greenland. There was little fanfare upon his […]

Joshua Frank

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It is Time to Junk the “Munich” Analogy

It is Time to Junk the “Munich” Analogy

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – No sooner had the announcement about a new policy for Ukraine from the Trump administration been made […]

Arnold Oliver

Iran
Can Israel Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program?

Can Israel Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Program?

By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/ RL ) – U.S. intelligence has concluded that the odds of an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear program in the […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Biodiversity
We’re Killing off Thousands of Species, damaging our Health, Economies and Connections to Nature

We’re Killing off Thousands of Species, damaging our Health, Economies and Connections to Nature

By Justine Bell-James, The University of Queensland and James Watson, The University of Queensland (The Conversation) – Almost 200 nations have signed an ambitious agreement […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Shamash! “Carbon Smoke”

Shamash! “Carbon Smoke”

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Juan Cole

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