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Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North America | – Letter to the University of Kentucky regarding the suspension of Professor […]
Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]
Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South
Forced Displacement is a War Crime; Homes Razed, Syrians Detained and Unlawfully Transferred to Israel Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Syria since December 2024 […]
A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance
By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com ) – On July 17th, I joined a group of Vermonters for a Good Trouble Lives On action in a […]
Do UN “Snapback” Sanctions really Matter to the Iranian Economy and its Nuclear Program?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The E3 — France, Britain and Germany — successfully led a bid at the UN Security Council Friday to reimpose […]
Jimmy Kimmel’s Reinstatement shows the Power of Noncooperation
Disney’s reversal on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension wasn’t an act of corporate consciousness — it was a strategic retreat forced by coordinated pressure. Joe Worthy ( […]
The Path to Genocide is protected by the International Community
By Ramona Wadi ( Middle East Monitor ) – As Israel continues with its genocide to empty Gaza of Palestinians, the Gaza Media Office […]
Israel’s Netanyahu addresses Empty UN Chamber with Genocidal Claims after Mass Walkout
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even the tiniest detail is litigated in newspaper headlines when it comes to the Israeli government. Many news outlets reported […]
Microsoft cuts Israeli Military off from its Azure Cloud over Mass Surveillance of Civilians
By Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor) – On 6 August, The Guardian reported that “multiple individuals have asserted that the IDF [Israeli Defence Forces] is […]
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