Russia Today: Why Israel is the one thing you can’t protest against in Western universities

By Rachel Marsden. The crackdown on pro-Palestine campus protests might just make college kids hate the establishment again The American university crowd didn’t seem to mind too much when the state was ushering in authoritarian green policies under the dodgy pretext of reducing the temperature of the planet. Or when campuses were banning right-wing speakers.

History.com: This Day In History (May 3-1469): Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli born

By History.com Editors. On May 3, 1469, the Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is born. A lifelong patriot and diehard proponent of a unified Italy, Machiavelli became one of the fathers of modern political theory. Machiavelli entered the political service of his native Florence by the time he was 29. As defense secretary, he

History.com: This Day In History (May 2-1670): King Charles II grants charter to Hudson’s Bay Company

By History.com Editors. King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company, made up of the group of French explorers who opened the lucrative North American fur trade to London merchants. The charter conferred on them not only a trading monopoly but also effective control over the vast region surrounding

History.com: This Day In History (April 25-1859): Ground broken for Suez Canal

By History.com Editors. At Port Said, Egypt, ground is broken for the Suez Canal, an artificial waterway intended to stretch 101 miles across the isthmus of Suez and connect the Mediterranean and the Red seas. Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French diplomat who organized the colossal undertaking, delivered the pickax blow that inaugurated construction. Canals have

The Business Standard: Lebanese food: A cuisine steeped in history and geography

By Nazia Adnin. Lebanese cuisine was heavily influenced by occupying powers and many new dishes were added to the cuisine throughout its history “The secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” -Mark Twain I first tried Lebanese cuisine at dinner party, which also

Russia Today: Historic irony: Germany is being sued over genocide complicity for helping Israel

By Tarik Cyril Amar. A globally widespread turn against Israel is far from complete, but Managua’s case at the ICJ is one of its clearest indications On April 8 and 9, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), often referred to as the World Court, will hold hearings on a case brought by Nicaragua against Germany.

Asharq Al-Awsat: Questions Regarding the Cultural Themes of War

By Hazem Saghieh. Last Sunday (7/4) the Israeli newspaper “Haaretz” published an investigative report by Judy Maltz, the newspaper’s Jewish World correspondent, entitled “Six Months On: How October 7 and the Gaza War Transformed Jews Across the Globe.” It traces how these two major events have reflected on the lives of Jewish individuals: 7 in

History.com: This Day In History (1814 – April 11): Napoleon abdicates the throne and is exiled to Elba

By History.com Editors. On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. The future emperor was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 15, 1769. After attending military school, he

History.com: This Day In History (28 March-1814): Funeral held for the man behind the guillotine

By History.com Editors. The funeral of Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the namesake of the infamous execution device, takes place outside of Paris, France. Guillotin had what he felt were the purest motives for inventing the guillotine and was deeply distressed at how his reputation had become besmirched in the aftermath. Guillotin had bestowed the deadly contraption

The Jordan Times: Ukraine and Gaza threaten US leadership and politics

By James J. Zogby. The wars in Ukraine and Gaza are having a more dramatic impact on global alignments and US politics than the wars in Vietnam and Iraq had in their respective eras, even without any American troops directly engaged in either conflict. The war in Vietnam was fought at the peak of the