Santa Cruz, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – HISTORY is always complicated. ELEMENTARY ETHICS is not. “Do not do to others what is hateful to yourself,” as Confucius and Rabbi Hillel put it. Every kindergarten kid understands this. Maybe it’s because I’m a parent. Maybe it’s because I’m a grandparent. Maybe it’s because I know […]
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Archives for 2025
US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization
Sanctioning Addameer Has Grave Implications for Rights Work in Israel/Palestine and Beyond
Zohran Mamdani’s last Name reflects Centuries of intercontinental Trade, Migration and cultural Exchange
By Iqbal Akhtar, Florida International University (The Conversation) – When Zohran Mamdani announced his candidacy for mayor of New York City, political observers noted his progressive platform and legislative record. But understanding the Democratic candidate’s background requires examining the rich cultural tapestry woven into his very surname: Mamdani. He takes the name from his father, […]
Israeli Minister: ‘Gaza must be in Ruins for Decades,’ as Airstrike Kills Children seeking Water
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an interview with Israel’s Channel 14, Minister of Energy Eli Cohen said that “Gaza must remain in ruins for decades to come” and that Israel will not help rebuild its civilian infrastructure. The Israeli army has damaged or destroyed some 90% of the Gaza Strip’s housing stock, as well […]
Albanese’s ‘From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide’ Report
( Middle East Monitor ) – Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in occupied Palestine, stands as a testament to the notion of speaking truth to power. This “power” is not solely embodied by Israel or even the United States, but by an international community whose collective relevance […]
Trump Brings back Torture, Big Time
( Tomdispatch.com ) – I didn’t want to write this article. In fact, I had something relatively uplifting planned: an Independence Day piece about the rich implications for the present moment to be found in the Declaration of Independence. But other excellent writers beat me to that one. So instead, I reluctantly find myself once […]
Egypt brings Africa’s Largest Wind Farm Online on Red Sea Coast, Powers 1.1 mn. Households
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The only place I’ve ever heard of along the Egyptian mainland’s Red Sea coast is the resort city of Hurghada . I never got there, being a workaholic. I was mainly a Cairo guy during my nearly 4 years off and on in that country. So I didn’t know anything […]
Israel confines most Palestinians in Gaza to just 21 sq mi., Kills 112 in One Day
( IMEMC ) – On Saturday, Day 645 of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, and Day 114 since Israel violated the mediated ceasefire agreement on March 18, Israeli missiles and shells have killed at least 112 Palestinians, including 34 while awaiting humanitarian aid, and injured dozens, including children and women, across the devastated coastal enclave. Israel has […]
What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the Justification for War?
By Robyn J. Whitaker; Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University, and Suzanne Rutland, University of Sydney (The Conversation) – Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war? We asked three experts for their views. The Bible Robyn J. Whitaker, […]
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