Interesting take. Key takeaway: keep pushing! www.chathamhouse.org/2025/11/gaza...

Sky News' Data and Forensics team research proved that the X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content.

@dropsitenews.com's @mazmhussain.bsky.social and @ryangrim.bsky.social piece together how Jeffrey Epstein helped facilitate Israel-Cote d'Ivoire security tie-up: www.dropsitenews.com/p/jeffrey-ep...

I've worked on this for decades, as an activist, negotiator, & analyst, really appreciate the approach & substantive ideas offered by @omerman.bsky.social and @sarahleah1.bsky.social in this interview with Jonathan Adler about their recent book: www.972mag.com/from-aparthe...

Darryl Li, professor and legal scholar at University of Chicago on US government investigations into universities over antisemitism allegations: “Government civil rights enforcement is now being driven by the equivalent of a YouTube comment section.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

And here is the other thoughtful deep dive by my colleague Nathan Brown, this time into the predicament of Palestinian politics and talk of reform, along with thoughts on key challenges and paths to follow going forward: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

I don't know how my colleague Nathan Brown does it, but he produces one deeply thoughtful and extensive analysis of Israeli and Palestinian politics after another. Here is one of the most recent, on the lack of realistic strategic direction in Israel: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Syria desperately needs an economic reconstruction program. Yet nearly a year after al-Assad's fall, nobody is even talking of a comprehensive framework for planning and consultation, whether in Damascus or among international stakeholders. My latest: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...

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A U.S. court rules to protect freedom of speech and the right to protest for Palestine, but Judge Young's warning that “neither our Constitution nor laws enforce themselves" is a call for action that must be amplified, argues @loriall.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/10/pale...

Important, intelligent, and empathetic dive by @noayachot.bsky.social into an issue that is crucial not only for New York City's mayoral race but for Palestine solidarity: a challenge for pro-Palestine activists as much as for the spectrum of Jewish opinion www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A U.S. court ruling "has the potential to leave a significant political mark in support of the movement for Palestinian liberation—if activists make use of it" & against "the creep of authoritarianism" in the U.S., @loriall.bsky.social argues. jacobin.com/2025/10/pale...

Some welcome developments: "Three diplomats told the FT that some Arab and Muslim states had voiced concerns over the plans to include Blair on a “board of peace” intended to supervise a postwar transition in the war-shattered strip, because of his backing for the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq."

As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked. Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.

"What looks like a vote is, in fact, a calibration of power." Hossam el-Hamalawy (@3arabawy.substack.com) discusses how the regime of Egyptian President Sisi is turning upcoming parliamentary elections into an instrument of control. The Election That Chose Itself open.substack.com/pub/3arabawy...

@adamtooze.bsky.social delivered the annual lecture named after my father, Yusif Sayigh, for the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), speaking on "Post-war Reconstruction and Development Lessons from History and Challenges and Policies for Palestine" Link here: mas.ps/en/news/1335...

Excellent actionable points by @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social: U.S. can backstop by ensuring aid delivery is not obstructed, but must not supplant UN leadership & coordination nor allow Israel to do so. How Hunger Threatens Peace in Gaza www.foreignaffairs.com/israel/how-h... by @foreignaffairs.com

A hugely important topic, and fascinating insight from my colleague Ghida Tayara: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...

Several important elements in this ICJ ruling that go beyond the article’s title, including obligation to respect UN immunities and rebuttal of Israeli accusations against UNRWA: www.bbc.com/news/article...

With intense talks underway over forming an "international stabilization force" to replace Israeli forces in Gaza, I'm re-upping a post I wrote for @carnegiemec.bsky.social exactly one year ago that remains pertinent: carnegieendowment.org/middle-east/...

Historian Ilan Pappé speaks to Peter Beinart: open.substack.com/pub/peterbei...

Thirty-eight years after Thomas Sankara’s assassination, the struggle for justice and self-determination endures—from stalled archives and unfulfilled verdicts to new calls for pan-African renewal and a 21st-century anti-imperialist front. africasacountry.com/2025/10/repo...

So pleased to see a serious dive into this topic: badly needed for other Arab countries too. Taif Alkhudary on exclusion of Afro-Iraqis' history and culture from Iraq's collective memory, societal denial of racial discrimination, & entrenched stereotypes peacerep.org/publication/...

Amicus brief challenging the dismantling of @usip.org @altusip.bsky.social law.yale.edu/yls-today/ne...

Having led four medical missions to Gaza, @zsahloul.bsky.social describes the war’s devastating impact on the territory’s inhabitants and hospitals, and recounts a revealing conversation with President Biden, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

I’m taking part in this run in New York City to raise money for UNRWA, the dedicated UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Here’s my sponsorship link. Please donate! getinvolved.unrwausa.org/fundraiser/6...

I will certainly be attending the annual Yusif A. Sayigh lecture by the excellent @adam_tooze: open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...

Israel has been undergoing a transformational shift that lisang.bsky.social reveals brilliantly. The political impacts will shape the future course of Israel-Palestine far more than the Trump plan: newlinesmag.com/reportage/th...

“There is now a broader consensus that the emergence of urbanism in Africa has deep indigenous rather than extraneous roots, and that the earliest phases of that process preceded the emergence of states.” www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/ancient-ci...

www.youtube.com/@ac4pal A 24-hour livestream of animated short clips in solidarity with Gaza www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuWo...

Thanks to Geoffrey Aronson for this great rundown via ChatGPT on how the US military would have had from "dozens of minutes" to a few hours of advance notice that Israeli aircraft or missiles were heading to strike Qatar: Israel's Attack on Qatar open.substack.com/pub/geoffrey...

New from @knightcolumbia.org: Ken Stern on the academic-freedom implications of universities using the IHRA definition of antisemitism to mark the outer limits of free speech and inquiry on campus. knightcolumbia.org/content/a-ba...

This morning, members of the Knight Institute’s leadership team published a critical analysis of Columbia University’s settlement agreement with the Trump administration. Read the full analysis here: knightcolumbia.org/blog/what-th...

Under authoritarianism, we're all subjects, not citizens. irr.org.uk/article/para...

I wrote about the environmental impacts of mega projects managed by the Egyptian military like the one described in the BBC report here: carnegieendowment.org/research/202... One of the world's most sacred places is being turned into a mega-resort www.bbc.com/news/article...

Not mentioned in this article is that the work is done under Egyptian military management in a region it regards as its economic backyard: www.bbc.com/news/article...

U.S. Nonprofit Fundraising to Buy Drones for Israeli Military in Gaza Genocide www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-nonprof...

What’s the connection between these 2 headlines: • Saudi Arabia is spending trillions on Neom • Jerome Powell says US neutral interest rate is now higher (picture) Answer: the more Gulf states invest at home, the higher US borrowing costs get 1/5

The World’s Shame in Gaza Statement from the International Crisis Group www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

The US is shifting troops in Iraq — from two bases to Erbil Possible explanations: • Give Iraq’s prime minister a pre-election win • Shield itself from an Iranian backlash if tensions flare www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/us-military-...

An absolutely fascinating dive into the socio-cultural & political roots in the US of various strands of Zionism, anti-/counter-Zionism, thru Kahanism and its incarnations in today's Israel 'Some say it's the end of Zionism, and I say that's all right' www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

“332 people have starved to death in Gaza”. “Israel will soon slow or halt aid into parts of northern Gaza as it begins its Gaza City offensive … even as the UN says the number of aid trucks entering Gaza is far below what is needed.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

I will never understand how American elites managed to convince themselves that uncivil debate — not fascism, not impunity and not widespread indifference to facts — is the defining problem of our time. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...