Middle East Council on Global Affairs | Webinar on “Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia,” September 2, 2024, featuring Juan Cole, Marc Owen Jones, Sohan Dsouza, and Sahar Aziz. Middle East Council on Global Affairs: “Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia In 2007, the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. established the Brookings Doha Center (BDC). […]
Massive Demonstrations, National Strike in Israel as Crowds blame PM Netanyahu for deaths of Hostages
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that tens of thousands of Israelis participated on Sunday evening in massive demonstrations unprecedented since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack, especially in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. They were demanding a deal of the exchange of hostages that would lead to […]
200 UN Teams Begin Drive to immunize 600K Palestinian Children in Gaza, Warn that Ceasefire is Essential
UN News reports that the initial stage of a UN-led polio immunization initiative commenced Sunday in the central regions of Gaza. The undertaking aims to vaccinate 600,000 youngsters in the upcoming days. To curb the polio outbreak in Gaza and avert an international spread of the virus, health workers need to immunize at least 90 […]
India outstrips Japan in Solar Energy
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The energy consultancy Ember reports that the growth in solar production in India was 5.9% in 2023, which outstripped the growth in solar in Japan last year. Japan is the fourth-largest economy in the world, and India is the fifth. India was the world’s fastest-growing economy last year at 7.8%, […]
Israeli PM Netanyahu says Recovering Hostages not a Priority, Occupies Philadelphi Corridor Instead
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bilal Daher of the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports on Thursday evening’s knock-down, drag-out fight between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the cabinet meeting, which ended in a vehement shouting match. The heated discussion was leaked to an Israeli television news channel. Some […]
Muslims’ favorability Rating Falls this Year among Americans, as Gaza casts a Shadow and Biden spreads Misinformation
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The University of Maryland issued a report this summer on a Critical Issues Poll that found an alarming rise in bigotry directed at Muslims and Muslim Americans during the past year, which seems certainly connected to the October 17 attack on Israel by Hamas in Gaza and the subsequent Israeli […]
UN Idled, as Israel Expels 258K Palestinian Civilians in Gaza, including Aid workers, imperiling Polio Vaccination Drive
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israelis are not only expelling thousands of innocent civilians from the town of Deir al-Balah in the center of the Gaza Strip, they gave only a few hours notice that some 200 UN personnel had to abruptly depart their offices and dwellings there. UN head of safety and security, […]
What would America be Like if it was Like Gaza?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – What would America be like if it was like Gaza? On October 8, 2023, the Alien invasion long feared by science fiction buffs and Area 51 conspiracy theorists finally materialized, as unidentified anomalous phenomena (a.k.a. UFOs) appeared over America’s skies. The Aliens from beyond Pluto intercepted the US internet and […]
Palestinian Baby in Gaza Paralyzed by Polio, as Israel Rejects UN Ceasefire Call to allow Vaccinations
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Julian Borger at The Guardian reports that the first verified case of type 2 poliovirus in 25 years in Gaza, in a baby, has resulted in the paralysis of the infant. It is only the first of many if the UN is not allowed to administer vaccines to 650,000 children […]
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