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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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G20: The Real Crisis Confronting Global Leaders is Trump-China Trade War

G20: The Real Crisis Confronting Global Leaders is Trump-China Trade War

By Bill Durodie | – On June 28 and 29, the G20 summit will convene for the 14th time in Osaka, Japan. This gathering of […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
How Israeli "Rules of Engagement" Allow Soldiers to Shoot Children in the Back

How Israeli “Rules of Engagement” Allow Soldiers to Shoot Children in the Back

By Asa Winstanley | @AsaWinstanley | – The Haifa-based Palestinian human rights group Adalah has done a lot of important work over the years. Its […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Change
Politicians are Choosing Corporate Polluters & Planet Wreckers over Our Welfare: Can we Make them Stop?

Politicians are Choosing Corporate Polluters & Planet Wreckers over Our Welfare: Can we Make them Stop?

By Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson | – (Otherwords) – From the White House to Ohio, too many politicians care more about protecting toxic industries than their constituents. […]

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Scotland's Green Energy makes Enough Electricity 1st Quarter to power 88% of Households

Scotland’s Green Energy makes Enough Electricity 1st Quarter to power 88% of Households

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the first three months of 2019, Scotland produced 17 percent more electricity from renewables than in the same quarter […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump & Kushner aren't Offering Palestinians $50 bn.: They're Bribing the Neighbors to Bury Them

Trump & Kushner aren’t Offering Palestinians $50 bn.: They’re Bribing the Neighbors to Bury Them

By Hossam Shaker | – Donald Trump’s administration has recently shown great interest in Palestinians and their welfare. Even Jared Kushner, the US President’s son-in-law, […]

Middle East Monitor

Iran
After Trump's Breach, Iran said it Would Withdraw from Some of the Nuclear Deal: It Hasn't

After Trump’s Breach, Iran said it Would Withdraw from Some of the Nuclear Deal: It Hasn’t

(Informed Comment) – In early May, on the anniversary of US withdrawal from the JCPOA, Iran announced that in view of US violations of the […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Climate Change
Saudi Arabia erases Science, Blocks Progress at Bonn Climate Summit, Pushing Dirty Oil

Saudi Arabia erases Science, Blocks Progress at Bonn Climate Summit, Pushing Dirty Oil

If this Makes you Angry, buy an Electric Car

Juan Cole

Libya
Watching another of America's Forgotten Wars from Libyan Rooftops

Watching another of America’s Forgotten Wars from Libyan Rooftops

( Tomdispatch.com ) – TRIPOLI, Libya — Sometimes war sounds like the harsh crack of gunfire and sometimes like the whisper of the wind. This […]

Nick Turse

Israel/ Palestine
Dear Jared Kushner: The Real Deal of the Century would be Decolonizing Palestine at Last

Dear Jared Kushner: The Real Deal of the Century would be Decolonizing Palestine at Last

By Ramona Wadi | @walzerscent | – Palestinians have rejected the Manama summit taking place today for several legitimate reasons – all pointing to how […]

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