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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

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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Trump Expands US Military Mission in Syrian Oil Fields, as Russian calls him a "Hitler"

Trump Expands US Military Mission in Syrian Oil Fields, as Russian calls him a “Hitler”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Lolita C. Baldor at the Associated Press reports that Trump has been prevailed upon by the US officer corps and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: what life is like under the continuing Israeli blockade

Gaza: what life is like under the continuing Israeli blockade

By Yaser Alashqar | – In his latest update to the UN Security Council in late October, Nicolay Mlandenov, the UN’s special coordinator for the […]

The Conversation

Assyrians
Unconstitutional: VP Pence Directed  USAID Help for Iraqis to tiny Christian Minority

Unconstitutional: VP Pence Directed USAID Help for Iraqis to tiny Christian Minority

by Yeganeh Torbati | (ProPublica) | – Officials at USAID warned that favoring Christian groups in Iraq could be unconstitutional and inflame religious tensions. When […]

ProPublica

Israel/ Palestine
How Israel is Usurping the Rich Archeological Heritage of the Palestinian West Bank

How Israel is Usurping the Rich Archeological Heritage of the Palestinian West Bank

By Nabil Al-Sahl | – Palestine is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of antiquities, competing with Egypt in the Arab […]

Middle East Monitor

Constitution
Amb. Sondland, who Reversed himself on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo, once Stood up for Khizr Khan against Trump

Amb. Sondland, who Reversed himself on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo, once Stood up for Khizr Khan against Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland, potentially facing perjury charges owing to his earlier testimony that conflicted with […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
11,000 scientists warn: Climate Crisis Could reach Point of No Return

11,000 scientists warn: Climate Crisis Could reach Point of No Return

By Thomas Newsome and William Ripple | – Exactly 40 years ago, a small group of scientists met at the world’s first climate conference in […]

The Conversation

Hizbullah
The Iraqi and Lebanese Popular uprisings Caught between Iranian and Israeli Geopolitics

The Iraqi and Lebanese Popular uprisings Caught between Iranian and Israeli Geopolitics

By Oraib Al-Rantawi | @OraibAlRantawi It is not only Iran that is paying close attention to the uprisings of the Iraqi and Lebanese people; Israel […]

Middle East Monitor

National Security State
America: Bases, Bases, Everywhere, and Not a Base in Sight

America: Bases, Bases, Everywhere, and Not a Base in Sight

( Tomdispatch.com) – They called it Castle Black, an obvious homage to the famed frozen citadel from the HBO series Game of Thrones. In the […]

Nick Turse

Israel/ Palestine
Is Microsoft Funding Israeli Spying on Palestinians?

Is Microsoft Funding Israeli Spying on Palestinians?

(Middle East Monitor) – The act of Palestinian activists covering their faces during anti-Israeli occupation rallies is an old practice that spans decades. The masking […]

Ramzy Baroud

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