On Models, Prediction, and Scientific Roles Thereof: Commentary on Sanbonmatsu et al. (2025)

We commend Sanbonmatsu et al. (2025) for centring metatheory and metamethod as remedies to “difficult research problems”. However, we wish to depart from their conceptualisation of what models are and...

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Israel to build military 'museum' on ruins of Unrwa HQ in Jerusalem

The area will also house a military recruitment centre and an office for the defence minister

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Luigi Pantisano sieht Deutschland in einer Verantwortung für die Palästinenser

Italienische Linke blicken seit der Bundestagswahl 2025 fast neidisch auf die deutsche Linkspartei. Mit Luigi Pantisano könnte diese nun erstmals ein Sohn italienischer Eltern führen. Wie – das sagt…

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Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors' AI note takers routinely blow basic facts

60% of evaluated AI Scribe systems mixed up prescribed drugs in patient notes, auditors say

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Israel raid of Gaza-bound flotilla near Cyprus sparks outrage

The seizure of the Global Sumud Flotilla is the latest in a string of raids that occurred in international waters

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Stop the EU digital rights demolition plan

Big Tech lobbyists are at it again, and this time they're after our data. The bad news is they're about to get it for free with the help of the EU bureaucracy. Right now, EU officials are quietly fas

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Why Trump and Netanyahu are the most dangerous men on the planet

As Iran stands firm, there is no clear exit strategy from a war driven by one man's ego and another's messianic vision

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Video: Israeli strike kills four including children in Gaza

<article data-history-node-id="435198" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/video-israeli-strike-kills-four-including-children-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/video-israeli-strike-kills-four-including-children-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Video: Israeli strike kills four including children in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Four people, including children, were killed after an Israeli strike hit tents sheltering displaced families in central Gaza.</p> <p>The victims were living in makeshift shelters after being forced from their homes amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.</p> <p>The attack targeted a site where civilians had sought refuge, once again showing that nowhere is safe for Palestinians as Israel continues its relentless bombardment and destruction across the enclave.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Four people, including children, were killed after an Israeli strike hit tents sheltering displaced families in central Gaza.<br> <br> The victims were living in makeshift shelters after being forced from their homes amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.<br> <br> The attack targeted… <a href="https://t.co/S2emjWmX7k">pic.twitter.com/S2emjWmX7k</a></p> — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye/status/2030868239170035715?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

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Israel is killing at least 10 children per day in Lebanon

<article data-history-node-id="435217" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killing-least-10-children-day-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-killing-least-10-children-day-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel is killing at least 10 children per day in Lebanon</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="100" data-start="0">At least 83 children have been killed and 254 injured in Lebanon since 2 March by Israel as it attacks on Lebanon have intensified, the UN children’s agency Unicef said.</p> <p data-end="418" data-start="295">In a statement released on Monday, Unicef said the recent escalation between Israel and Hezbollah has taken a heavy toll on children across the country.</p> <p data-end="729" data-start="420">“On average, more than 10 children have been killed every day across Lebanon over the past week, with approximately 36 children injured each day,” the statement published on the Unicef website said. “In the last 28 months, 329 children have reportedly been killed in Lebanon and 1,632 were injured,” it added.</p> <p data-end="824" data-start="731">The agency warned that the figures highlight the growing humanitarian impact of the conflict.</p> <p data-end="953" data-start="826">“These figures are staggering. They are a stark testament to the toll that conflict is taking on children,” the statement said.</p> <p data-end="1023" data-start="955">Unicef also reported widespread displacement linked to the violence.</p> <p data-end="1224" data-start="1025">“Mass displacement across Lebanon has forced nearly 700,000 people – including around 200,000 children – from their homes, adding to the tens of thousands already uprooted from previous escalations.”</p> <p data-end="1513" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="1389">“UNICEF urges immediate efforts to de-escalate the situation and prevent further harm to children,” the statement concluded.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Dozens of British MPs and peers back call for UK apology over Balfour Declaration

Arthur Balfour was foreign secretary in 1917 when he pledged British support for Jewish homeland in historic Palestine

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Renowned Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi dies aged 100

Scholar and co-founder of the Institute for Palestine Studies devoted his life to documenting Palestinian history and the Nakba

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Israel expands gun permits to residents of Jerusalem Jewish neighbourhoods

<article data-history-node-id="435237" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-expands-gun-permits-residents-jerusalem-jewish-neighbourhoods" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-expands-gun-permits-residents-jerusalem-jewish-neighbourhoods" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel expands gun permits to residents of Jerusalem Jewish neighbourhoods</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has authorised residents of Jewish neighbourhoods in Jerusalem to carry firearms, local media&nbsp;<a href="https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/2026-03-09/ty-article/.premium/0000019c-d11c-dcff-a3ff-f1be6ba70000" target="_blank">reported</a>&nbsp;on Monday.</p> <p>Under Ben Gvir’s order, residents of 41 Jewish neighbourhoods in the city can now apply for a licence to carry a gun, part of the far-right minister’s wider policy of expanding civilian gun permits.&nbsp;</p> <p>Reports suggest that around 300,000 Jewish residents of Jerusalem could now be eligible.</p> <p>Previously, only those living near the separation wall were permitted to carry firearms, as the areas were deemed high-risk due to their proximity to the occupied West Bank. The latest expansion now includes the western neighbourhoods of the city.</p> <p>"Especially amid the war and during Ramadan, Jerusalem residents have a basic right to defend themselves and their families," Ben Gvir&nbsp;<a href="https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/local/article/20067345" target="_blank">told</a>&nbsp;Israel Hayom on Sunday before issuing the order the day after.</p> <p>"My policy is clear: a weapon in the right hands saves lives," he added.&nbsp;</p> <h3><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-expands-firearm-permits-jerusalem-jewish-neighbourhoods">Read more:&nbsp;Israel expands gun permits to residents of Jerusalem Jewish neighbourhoods</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="align-center media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir shakes hands with a volunteer of the new civilian guard unit while handing out M5 automatic assault rifles in Ashkelon, 27 October 2023 (AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="dc7cfa07-ce39-4778-b404-9e996d65a19e" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/000_33Z8797%20%281%29.jpg" width="1400" height="787" alt="Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir shakes hands with a volunteer of the new civilian guard unit while handing out M5 automatic assault rifles in Ashkelon, 27 October 2023 (AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir shakes hands with a volunteer of the new civilian guard unit while handing out M5 automatic assault rifles in Ashkelon, 27 October 2023 (AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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A Digital Delusion? — Civics of Technology

Civics of Technology Announcements Upcoming Book Club: We’re reading Critical AI in K-12 Classrooms: A Practical Guide for Cultivating Justice and Joy by Stephanie Smith Budhai and Marie Heat...

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