Similarities between “Reflecting Absence” and an earlier German Holocaust “Counter-Monument”; prompt reflections on accepting responsibility
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Britain Finally bans Goods from the Israeli-Occupied West Bank
the Israeli government has announced a big increase in new settlements, making impossible the establishment of a Palestinian state
Hot, Hotter, Hottest: The President from (Literally) Hell
we then came up with a path to planetary destruction via fossil fuels to pour greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
Gaza Scholasticide and the American Historical Association
Juan Cole breaks down the American Historical Association’s response to Israel’s razing in Gaza of universities, schools, archives, libraries
The Return of Ancient History
Israelis go to the polls in an election fraught with debate about ancient history, with plans for sovereignty over the West Bank and all of Gaza
Iran War: Tehran’s assertive Rhetoric signals a new and dangerous Phase in Conflict
Trump is therefore caught in an escalation trap partly of his own making. He can tighten the blockade, but Iran can disrupt Hormuz
Preserving a Precious Library of Southeast Asia
When Marijke told Professor Sartono about our attempts to get the whole library housed, he offered to do so in his own institute at Yogyakarta
China v. US: The Great Mideast AI Race Heats Up
China and the US are each trying to lock regional countries into their rival AI stacks, accelerating the development of Mideast AI economies
Israeli Strikes Wound Journalists in Lebanon and Gaza amid “Ceasefires”
Amnesty has since found reasonable grounds to believe the strike was a direct attack on civilians and should be investigated as a war crime
Medicare for All: How we can Get There
Health care should be available to everyone in America as a right—automatic and free of charge when we need it.











