Abdullah Khalifa Al-Shayji | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – One of the most prominent results of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood and Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza and its residents, who were cornered in Rafah on the Egyptian border to force them to migrate to Sinai, is the spread of Arab and international awareness and […]
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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: The uncertain Fate of Patients needing Life-Saving Dialysis Treatment
By Ali Iqbal, McMaster University; Aliya Khan, McMaster University; and Ben Thomson, Johns Hopkins University | – More than 100 days into the brutal assault on Gaza, over 27,000 Palestinians have been killed — of whom 60 per cent have been children and women — and 66,000 injured, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). […]
New York Times’ Friedman hits new Low with Animalization of Arabs and Iranians
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Calling people animals is a way to dehumanize them, and probably helps convince individuals that the other people around them approve of treating the animals badly. In ways that aren’t entirely clear, this way of speaking is certainly wrought up with violence and even genocide. Israel’s Defense Minister called the […]
Biden Isolated as 85% of Americans fear wider Mideast War, and 50% say Israel has gone Too Far
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a new NORC/ AP opinion poll, 50% of Americans say that they believe Israel has gone too far in its war on Gaza. That is up from 40% in November. Even though the US television news networks steadfastly decline to cover the Israeli war on Gaza in a concerted […]
The State of the Middle East Today – Juan Cole
Mohammad A. Khalil interviews Juan Cole on the situation in today’s Middle East. MSU Muslim Studies Program: “The Middle East Today: A Conversation with Professor Juan Cole” (Recorded on 1/31/2024)”
In Gaza, Continued Israeli Strikes Still kill Dozens of Palestinians Daily
( IMEMC ) – On Friday, day 119 of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the Israeli army, Air Force and the Navy continued to fire barrages of missiles and shells at various parts of the devastated and destroyed Gaza Strip, killing and wounding dozens of Palestinians. The army fired barrages of missiles and shells at various […]
Iran says It’s ‘Not Looking for a War,’ But is Ready for one
By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said during a trip to an impoverished southern region that Tehran is not looking for military conflict but would respond forcefully to any country that threatens the Islamic republic. “We will not start any war, but if anyone wants to bully us, they […]
Top 3 Things Biden could Do instead of intensively Bombing Iraq and Syria
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration launched 85 air strikes on Friday against small bases of the Party of God Brigades (Kata’ib Hizbullah), an Iraqi Shiite militia active in Iraq and Syria. The organization is likely the culprit in Sunday’s drone strike against the Tower 22 US base in the far north of […]
As Gaza Faces Famine, Aid Agency UNRWA is Being Defunded on Dubious Grounds
by Mariam Shah ( Middle East Monitor ) – Since 7 October 2023, the relentless Israeli aggression on Gaza has displaced more than 85 per cent of the enclave’s population, with over 27,000 Palestinians killed, mostly women and children. This displacement has plunged civilians into a dire situation with shortages of food, water and medicines, […]