Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Julian Borger at The Guardian says he has seen a draft US proposal for a United Nations Security Council calling for a “temporary ceasefire” in Gaza and cautioning against any offensive on the southern Gaza region of Rafah, where 1.4 million refugees from the rest of Gaza have joined the […]
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Israel’s War on the Bodies of Palestinian Women
Written byRaseef22 Read this post in українська Freed Palestinian prisoner Ruba Assi was welcomed as a hero upon her release in the prisoner exchange deal last November. Screenshot from a video by medyascope english. Fair use. This article is written by Hala Al Zuheiri, and was originally published in Raseef22 An edited version is republished […]
Fighting Climate Change by Halting Overfishing
By Rashid Sumaila, University of British Columbia | – Amid the escalating threats of a warming world, and with the latest annual United Nations global climate conference (COP28) behind us, there is one critical message that’s often left out of the climate change discourse. Halting overfishing is itself effective climate action. This argument is the […]
Brazil’s Lula compares Netanyahu to Hitler: How Fascist is Israel’s War on Palestinians?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stirred controversy when he said, “What is happening in the Gaza Strip and with the Palestinian people did not exist at any other historical moment. Or rather, it did: when Hitler decided to kill the Jews.” He continued, “It is not a war […]
From Ukraine to Lebanon, a tale of two Marias
On a fateful day in February 2022, Ibrahim al-Marashi found himself praying in two religions for two Marias. In a world where narcissism and conflict cause immeasurable hurt, humanity can triumph over division, he writes. “On 24 February 2022, while travelling to Lebanon to visit his great-aunt Maria in Lebanon, Ibrahim al-Marashi’s thoughts were with […]
Is there a Place for Dams and Hydropower to combat Global Heating?
By Joshua Frank
Gov. Hochul’s Canada Genocide Fantasy and the War of 1812
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – New York Governor Kathleen Courtney Hochul, a sixth-generation Irish-American, spoke on Thursday to a Jewish philanthropy in her state. In the course of her remarks, she referred to Israel’s right to defend itself from Hamas. She went on to say, “If Canada someday ever attacked Buffalo, I’m sorry my friends, […]
The leading ‘Day After’ Plans for Palestine-Israel are doomed: Progressives can Do Better
Andy Bichlbaum The Palestine solidarity movement has been an important voice for justice in recent months. It has mobilized millions behind the call for a desperately needed ceasefire, and has successfully pressured some key politicians, like Bernie Sanders, to take a stronger stand against Israel’s relentless bombing of Gaza. That said, the Palestine solidarity movement, […]
If melting Glaciers shut down the Atlantic Gulf Stream, Extreme Climate Change Catastrophes will Follow
By René van Westen, Utrecht University; Henk A. Dijkstra, Utrecht University; and Michael Kliphuis, Utrecht University | – Superstorms, abrupt climate shifts and New York City frozen in ice. That’s how the blockbuster Hollywood movie “The Day After Tomorrow” depicted an abrupt shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean’s circulation and the catastrophic consequences. While Hollywood’s vision […]
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