By Anne Irfan, UCL (The Conversation) – The great Palestinian revolt, which began in 1936 and lasted three years, was a pivotal event in the modern history of both the Middle East and the British empire. Often considered the biggest popular uprising in Palestinian history, it had far-reaching ramifications for Palestinian nationalism, Zionism and British […]
Archives for November 2025
The Netanyahu Cabinet’s Complicity in the Gaza Genocide
The ICC has challenged Israel’s prime minister and his former defense minister for the Gaza atrocities. Several other cabinet members have contributed to these crimes. But none have been charged for these crimes. Should they be charged? Could they be charged? New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, a classified report by a […]
Gaza and Sudan: The Rubble and even Blood can be seen by Satellite
by Azmat Ali ( Middle East Monitor ) – The mass killing in Gaza and the onslaught in Sudan are part of a broader global pattern in which civilians are deliberately targeted. Those affected in both places are equally human, yet the world has responded differently. Gaza has prompted widespread global mobilisation, protests, boycotts […]
Living without a Net in a Trumpian World: The Fate of the Aging
By Beverly Gologorsky | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Aging, like time, ticks on, day by hour by day. Then, suddenly, it’s there, mocking our inability to sweep aside, should we even want to, this iron curtain. For seniors, the concept of time itself differs from that of younger people, because the future is in […]
Israel’s Politicians Rebel for the right to Torture
After resigning in protest of the Likud government, and going missing for the better part of a dramatic day; Israel’s Military Advocate General Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was arrested, and charged with “fraud and breach of trust, abuse of her office, obstruction of justice, and unlawful disclosure of material.” She was the top legal official […]
The El Fasher, Sudan, Massacre: Appeal for a UNHRC Special Session
Human Rights Watch | – Your Excellencies, In light of the situation in and around El Fasher, North Darfur, which after 18 months of siege fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with credible reports that crimes under international law are being committed, including in the form of targeted ethnic violence, and with risks of […]
How Wars ravage the Environment, and the Legal Response
By Benjamin Neimark, Queen Mary University of London and Kate Mackintosh, University of California, Los Angeles (The Conversation) – People across the Gaza Strip have been returning to towns and cities badly damaged by the war after a fragile ceasefire took effect in October. Eventually, their lives will be restored and their homes will be […]
On the Occasion of Dick Cheney’s Passing: “All the Vice President’s Men”
Richard Bruce Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States, is dead at 84. He broke with the Republican Party at the end of his life and voted for Kamala Harris, perhaps aware of the way in which his own politics had turned the country to the far right. Long before Trump, Cheney purveyed […]
Zohran Mamdani’s Proposals to Help New Yorkers Are Surprisingly Affordable
Richard Eskow Nov 04, 2025Common Dreams ( Commondreams.org ) – Here’s something for New York City residents to consider as they vote for Mayor, and for observers outside New York to consider as they watch the vote count: For the most part, Zohran Mamdani’s plans for the city are surprisingly affordable. Despite the frantic […]
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