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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty
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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty

Juan Cole

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

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

08/20/2025 By The Conversation

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

08/20/2025 By Rebecca Gordon

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Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the Martyrs with us in Diaspora

Namesakes in Gaza: Carrying the Martyrs with us in Diaspora

Written bySafa ( Globalvioices.org ) – When the list of people killed was released from the Gaza Ministry of Health, I couldn’t help but search […]

Global Voices

Arctic
Why we need to Transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole Marine Reserve

Why we need to Transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole Marine Reserve

(The Conversation) – Kirsten Freja Young, University of Exeter and Brendan Godley, University of Exeter At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north […]

The Conversation

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How Solar Power could save Fossil Gas Giant Iran from its Energy Crisis

How Solar Power could save Fossil Gas Giant Iran from its Energy Crisis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran has for weeks been in the midst of an energy crisis. It may seem paradoxical given that it has […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
“Jewish Chronicle” under Fire over Article claiming Palestinian Solidarity is anti-Semitic

“Jewish Chronicle” under Fire over Article claiming Palestinian Solidarity is anti-Semitic

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Jewish Chronicle, Britain’s oldest Jewish community newspaper, has come under fire for publishing an article by controversial commentator […]

Middle East Monitor

Batteries
We need better ways of storing renewable electricity for later: ‘flow batteries’ can help

We need better ways of storing renewable electricity for later: ‘flow batteries’ can help

By Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store […]

The Conversation

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NOLA Attacker was a Vet who fought the War on Terror against Extremists before Breakdown

NOLA Attacker was a Vet who fought the War on Terror against Extremists before Breakdown

Ann Arbor – (Informed Comment) – I love New Orleans, and have been known to hit the jazz clubs on Bourbon Street into the wee […]

Juan Cole

Israel
How will the new Syria handle its Greater Israel Problem?

How will the new Syria handle its Greater Israel Problem?

By Muhammad Hussein | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – When Israel’s far-right extremist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich acknowledged in October his aim for […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
First Nations Peoples are now Key to Australia’s clean Energy Revolution, after 65,000 Years of Caring for this Land

First Nations Peoples are now Key to Australia’s clean Energy Revolution, after 65,000 Years of Caring for this Land

By Heidi Norman, UNSW Sydney (The Conversation) – Australia is on the cusp of a once-in-a-generation transformation, as our energy systems shift to clean, renewable […]

The Conversation

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“Raise a Glass with Someone Pretty:”    New Year’s Day in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

“Raise a Glass with Someone Pretty:” New Year’s Day in the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I am rewriting a previous essay here and adding some new translations. The world has seen a lot of misery […]

Juan Cole

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