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Yassin al-Haj Saleh has a superb ability to grasp essences - his latest article offers a great example of this: aljumhuriya.net/en/2025/02/2...

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So pleased to see the launch of this new initiative commemorating a special academic-activist and political scientist, who left us far too soon: Samer Soliman Book Award mailchi.mp/373799711d7b...

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This is one of the most effective, concise indictments of what's wrong in the US liberal establishment that one could hope for, by Barnett Rubin, on race (with a note on antisemitism): The New York Times Doesn't See Race open.substack.com/pub/appointe...

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Political scientist Barnett R. Rubin on Zionism in historical perspective—how its dreams of liberation and self-determination became entangled with colonialism.

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Video snippet courtesy of Belfast legend David Holmes on Instagram...

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‘By the end of 1949 the Dutch had killed almost a hundred thousand Indonesians – twenty for every soldier they had lost – and war crimes had claimed more lives than regular combat.’ @vincentbevins.bsky.social on the Indonesian revolution: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Today marks 60 years since Malcolm X was assassinated. A lovely quote about his time in Egypt on the wall tiling of Harlem's 110th Street 2/3 subway station. “I lived in Egypt. I stayed in Egypt, and I was among brothers & I felt the spirit of brotherhood.” (photo by @asadfromnyc.bsky.social)

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Shamash! “The Monster and the Grandma”

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“I had been thinking about Trump more as Erdogan’s Turkey, a competitive authoritarian regime with deck stacked to ensure ruling party always wins, ruler bends constitution to his whim through compliant courts and parliament, opposition at risk of arrest.” abuaardvark.substack.com/p/king-trump...

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Does geeking out about Middle East & Mediterranean politics in Barcelona- one of the world's grooviest cities- sound like your jam? If so, then join us from June 30-July 4. Application details are below. ⬇️⛱️✍🏼 I'm already jealous of anyone who'll take @yezidsayigh.bsky.social's Palestine course!

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South Africa: "Foreign minister has vowed to push ahead with its genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice despite an executive order signed by Donald Trump punishing the country for its “aggressive” position towards the US ally" www.ft.com/content/c906...

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One of the most horrifying stories to come out of this war of extermination. I posted the Hebrew reporting a few days ago, here it is in English. www.972mag.com/gaza-human-s...

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🚨Breaking🚨 Uni of Lausanne now holds the sad title of being the first university in Switzerland to fire (sorry, "not renew the contract") of a professor, my friend and comrade Prof Joseph Daher, for his solidary with the pro-palestinian students. Sign in solidarity here 👇 clads.ch/solidarite-e...

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هل يستطيع ترمب فرض تهجير سكان غزة على مصر والأردن؟ الإجابة: صعب - أوراق القاهرة وعمّان أقوى لنبدأ بمصر: - المساعدات الأمريكية (1.4 مليار دولار) أقل من 0.5٪ من اقتصادها - التعريفات الجمركية غير فعالة لأن مصر تستورد من أمريكا أكثر مما تصدر - الصادرات لا تتجاوز 1٪ من اقتصادها 1/3

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I love both Joe Sacco's and Art Spiegelman's graphic novels, so good to see them come together to grapple with Israel and Gaza www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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Give the gift of love and solidarity this Valentines day and support Sudanese mutual aid efforts including emergency response rooms, farmers and tea vendors unions. #KeepEyesOnSudan sudansolidarity.com

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Proud to be one of the 350 rabbis signing this statement — an ad in the NYT today and a declaration of our values. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... For more—and to sign— go to saynotoethniccleansing.org

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Carnegie's Beirut office has set up a page collecting all their Syria output. They have some really first-rate experts on their team, so take a look: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/... @carnegiemec.bsky.social @carnegieendowment.org

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‘Palestinian cultural and political organisations in East Jerusalem have been under constant attack. Sometimes it’s bureaucratic; sometimes it’s violent.’ Selma Dabbagh on the arrest of the Jerusalem booksellers, from the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/fe...

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Breathtaking historical illiteracy combined with multiple levels of dehumanisation. At least 1 million people died and more than 15 million people were displaced as a consequence of partition, followed by decades of trauma.

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My review of Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning by Peter Beinart jacobin.com/2025/02/zion... Blending biblical critique with political observations, it rethinks the meaning of Jewishness today.

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What a world of difference there is between the lameness of UK PM Starmer and his cabinet appointees, and what the UK truly needs - and not just on Israel/Palestine, but in every domain at home! www.thenational.scot/politics/249...

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We should all aim to have as much moral courage as the FCDO's Mark Smith, who exposed how UK ministers stall, distort & obscure official processes to create a facade of legitimacy, while allowing the most egregious crimes against humanity to take place. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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What a fantastic essay, of an amazing photographer! Fouad Elkoury’s photos: from iconic images of Yasser Arafat leaving Beirut to moments of everyday life in the Middle East. @oliviasnaije reports for @newlinesmag on Elkoury’s extraordinary life and work. newlinesmag.com/reportage/fo...

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Trump’s sanctions against the ICC are disgraceful | Kenneth Roth

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Annexation, no! Reunification, yes! open.substack.com/pub/appointe...

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THE @EmpirePodUK guide to American imperialism- With America apparently entering a new openly imperial phase & with Trump talking of invading Panama, Greenland, Canada and Gaza this is stuff you REALLY need to understand Empire episode 166- How To Hide An Empire podcasts.apple.com/tr/podcast/1...

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The New Yorker once described Peter Beinart as the most influential liberal Zionist of his generation. No longer. Listen to my conversation with him and Ajantha Subramanian about his latest book, Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning newbooksnetwork.com/being-jewish...

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I wonder: will the US still be a member of the UN by the end of Trump’s term? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Vali and I have discussed this periodically since October 2023. And have always come to this end conclusion/assessment. It’s why I’ve refused analysis that gave Biden the benefit of the doubt: he has always been ideologically tied to and supportive of this effort.

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I'll be on this panel alongside esteemed colleagues on 10 February: Is there a way out of the Middle East crisis? www.lse.ac.uk/ideas/projec...

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Ironic that what US pro-consul Bremer did to Iraq is now being visited upon America! "Musk-connected political hires include two recent high school graduates" Musk associates given unfettered access to private data of government employees, by Judd Legum open.substack.com/pub/populari...

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Cognitive Strength and Community: Psychological coping Mechanisms of displaced Palestinians

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How Iraqi and Syrian universities, think tanks, intellectuals, artists and civil societies can cooperate by building naturally on historic social and cultural affinities between their peoples, by Kawa Hassan www.stimson.org/2025/how-ira...

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Another timely historical insight and reminder from Barnett Rubin, this time on Nazi vernacular: Word of the day: Gleichshaltung appointedtimes.substack.com/p/word-of-th...

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A judicious, historically-informed exploration by Alex de Waal, on the classification of catastrophe in Gaza: How to Measure Famine www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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A super post by my former colleague Josiane Matar on the opportunities and challenges of a Syrian refugee return from Lebanon: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...

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In the early 1990s HIV/AIDS was devastating many African countries. In Kenya, by 1997 we had a 10% prevalence rate mean b that one in every 10 Kenyans was HIV positive, and we weren’t even the worst off. Botswana at its peak had a prevalence rate of 25%. It was a terrifying time to come of age.

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There is a record of everything. This administration has been shameless, completely unhinged.

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”An Israeli investigation could have led to the case being handed back to Israeli courts under so-called complementary principles. Israel can still demonstrate its willingness to investigate, even after warrants were issued.” Anthony Deutsch, @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Gaza ceasefire proved the obvious: the US has leverage Incoming president Trump used this power & achieved his goal of securing a deal before inauguration Outgoing president Biden didn't exercise his influence, allowing the war to drag on for 15 months www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Graphic novel time! Newest work by Joe Sacco.

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Fascinating insights in assessment by @ryangrim.bsky.social of this poll on US voters who previously voted for Biden in 2020 but decided not to vote at all in 2024: Kamala Harris Paid the Price for Not Breaking With Biden on Gaza, New Poll Shows www.dropsitenews.com/p/kamala-har...

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Wrote a profile of the Lebanon's new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. Spoke to a handful of his friends and former colleagues www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

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