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Adam Shatz · Israel’s Descent in the London Review Review of Books:"For all their missteps, the students drew attention to matters...

Adam Shatz · Israel’s Descent in the London Review Review of Books:

"For all their missteps, the students drew attention to matters that seemed to elude their detractors: the obscenity of Israel’s war on Gaza; the complicity of their government in arming Israel and facilitating the slaughter; the hypocrisy of America’s claim to defend human rights and a rules-based international order while giving Israel carte blanche; and the ... https://arabist.micro.blog/2024/06/10/adam-shatz-israels.html

"Aid shipments into southern Gaza are being squeezed out by commercial convoys, humanitarian organisations say, at a time when...

"Aid shipments into southern Gaza are being squeezed out by commercial convoys, humanitarian organisations say, at a time when Israel’s military push into Rafah has choked off supply routes critical to feeding hundreds of thousands of people.

Deliveries of food, medicine and other aid into Gaza fell by two-thirds after Israel began its ground operation on 7 May, UN figures show. But overall the number of trucks entering Gaza ... https://arabist.micro.blog/2024/06/03/aid-shipments-into.html

From Punliv Domain Review, wonderful collection of pictures from Ottoman-era Palestine.

From Punliv Domain Review, wonderful collection of pictures from Ottoman-era Palestine.

AI companies freeze out partisan media | Semafor"Last week, OpenAI announced a five-year deal to license content from News Corp.’s...

AI companies freeze out partisan media | Semafor

"Last week, OpenAI announced a five-year deal to license content from News Corp.’s outlets to train AI. It’s the latest in a series of deals with establishment outlets whose politics range from center-left to center-right, including the Associated Press, Politico and Business Insider owner Axel Springer, and the Financial Times."

"But while some on the left groused that the News ... https://arabist.micro.blog/2024/05/27/ai-companies-freeze.html

Masters of War, by Thomas Meaney, in Harpers:"The Atlanticist is a special species of Western liberal who sees the world order as an...

Masters of War, by Thomas Meaney, in Harpers:

"The Atlanticist is a special species of Western liberal who sees the world order as an American-led, European-assisted project that requires hard-nosed dealing with the rest of the globe, which must, whether through entreaties or force, hegemony or domination, be kept in its place. For Atlanticists, “credibility” is a word to conjure with. It means staying the course in whatever ... https://arabist.micro.blog/2024/05/26/masters-of-war.html

Am in Greece now and seeing a bunch of this - much apparently linked to the strong local antifa movement. Via @moftasa...

Am in Greece now and seeing a bunch of this - much apparently linked to the strong local antifa movement. Via @moftasa https://todon.eu/@RadicalGraffiti/112389019095199828

Sam Roberts, writing for NYT: Terry Anderson, Reporter Held Hostage for Six Years, Dies at 76...

Sam Roberts, writing for NYT: Terry Anderson, Reporter Held Hostage for Six Years, Dies at 76 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/21/us/terry-anderson-dead.html

For US citizens sickened by their government's support for Israel's war crimes, this is a wonderful initiative to offset your tax...

For US citizens sickened by their government's support for Israel's war crimes, this is a wonderful initiative to offset your tax dollars going to Israel's war machine by making tax-deductible donations: https://offset4gaza.com #offset4gaza

Gideon Levy in Haaretz:"Now is the time for the United States, and in its wake the international community, to make a decision: Will...

Gideon Levy in Haaretz:

"Now is the time for the United States, and in its wake the international community, to make a decision: Will the endless cycle of violence between Israel and the Palestinians continue, or are we going to try to put a stop to it? Will the United States continue to arm Israel and then bemoan the excessive use of these armaments, or is it finally prepared to take real steps, for the first time in its history, ... https://arabist.micro.blog/2024/02/20/gideon-levy-in.html

How China is tearing down IslamThis is a remarkable investigation by the FT on how China is tearing down mosques or altering them by...

How China is tearing down Islam
This is a remarkable investigation by the FT on how China is tearing down mosques or altering them by removing domes and minarets and replacing them with pagodas and other Han Chinese symbols. https://ig.ft.com/china-mosques/

Dear @gruber - in your recent post on "violence" you write against abusing language. But you wrote that the Hamas attack... “...

Dear @gruber - in your recent post on "violence" you write against abusing language. But you wrote that the Hamas attack... “ killed thousands of Palestinians in the resulting still-unfolding war”. Actually, Israel killed those Palestinians, not the attack. Please be careful about your own use of words in the midst of this tragegy.

Where the Palestinian Political Project Goes from Here | The New Yorker...

Where the Palestinian Political Project Goes from Here | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/where-the-palestinian-political-project-goes-from-here

This is funny from Nadim Shehadi https://www.arabnews.com/node/1914966

This is funny from Nadim Shehadi https://www.arabnews.com/node/1914966

Opinion | Egypt’s Government Is Bulldozing the City of the Dead - The New York Times...

Opinion | Egypt’s Government Is Bulldozing the City of the Dead - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/opinion/egypt-cairo-sisi-development.html

UAE launches Arabic large language model in Gulf push into generative AI | Financial Times...

UAE launches Arabic large language model in Gulf push into generative AI | Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/ab36d481-9e7c-4d18-855d-7d313db0db0d

‘Bridges with everyone’: how Saudi Arabia and UAE are positioning themselves for power | Financial Times...

‘Bridges with everyone’: how Saudi Arabia and UAE are positioning themselves for power | Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/3889c33d-4830-407c-a3f6-f9e3cfaaa35f

Is the Middle East’s Makeover a Mirage? | Foreign AffairsJoost Hiltermann....

Is the Middle East’s Makeover a Mirage? | Foreign Affairs
Joost Hiltermann. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/middle-easts-makeover-mirage

Sharif Hussein and the campaign for a modern Arab empire | Aeon Essays: https://arabist.micro.blog/2023/08/23/sharif-hussein-and.html

Sharif Hussein and the campaign for a modern Arab empire | Aeon Essays: https://arabist.micro.blog/2023/08/23/sharif-hussein-and.html

The à la carte world: our new geopolitical order | Financial Times: https://arabist.micro.blog/2023/08/23/the-la-carte.html

The à la carte world: our new geopolitical order | Financial Times: https://arabist.micro.blog/2023/08/23/the-la-carte.html