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H. Scott Prosterman

H. Scott Prosterman is a writer and communications consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area, and holds an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Michigan

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Vance of Arabia: The Trump Administration’s Reality-TV “Peace” in Gaza

Vance of Arabia: The Trump Administration’s Reality-TV “Peace” in Gaza

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Vice President J. D. Vance went out to the Middle East last week to show the MAGA flag. While convicted felon Donald Trump, Vance’s boss, prosecutes his undeclared wars on Venezuela and the American people, he has declared “Peace” between Israel and Gaza, where there is none. […]

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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell this concept to a war-weary Israeli populace. Does this means every male born in Israel is now being raised to be a Special Forces warrior? And women too, since it’s […]

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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. On September 12, the UN General Assembly passed the “New York Declaration” by a vote of 142 for, 10 against, with 12 abstentions. Sponsored by France and Saudi Arabia, it […]

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Why Even “Progressive” Dem Leaders won’t Stand up on Gaza: AIPAC’s Undue Influence

Why Even “Progressive” Dem Leaders won’t Stand up on Gaza: AIPAC’s Undue Influence

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Why has the Democratic leadership shown such reluctance to take effective legislative action to halt the flow of arms and military supplies to Israel, given the Netanyahu government’s orchestrated genocide and starvation in Gaza? Despite the overwhelming consensus among grassroots Democrats, the Democratic National Committee just last […]

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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response Act.” This is in direct response to convicted felon Donald Trump, who called up Texas Governor Greg Abbott and told him to “get him five more seats in the House.” […]

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War Criminal Netanyahu nominates Felon Trump for the Nobel Prize

War Criminal Netanyahu nominates Felon Trump for the Nobel Prize

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When I read about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominating convicted felon Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, my inclination was to write a piece of satire about it. But that would be redundant. Comedian Ronny Chieng mined for the dark humor saying, “Yes, a Peace […]

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Siamese Criminals: Trump and Netanyahu

Siamese Criminals: Trump and Netanyahu

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Convicted felon Donald Trump is now trying to intimidate the Israeli Judiciary into cancelling the three criminal trials of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. To that end, Trump and Netanyahu have become global running mates, campaigning with and for one another in their re-elections. The two men have […]

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A Pariah State?  Western Nations Sanction Israeli Cabinet Members

A Pariah State? Western Nations Sanction Israeli Cabinet Members

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, CA (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Israel Likud party under PM Benjamin Netanyahu had made Israel a rogue, pariah state even before the bombing of military and civilian areas in Iran this week. A casual observer might expect an onslaught of global sanctions against Israel as a result. But five Western allies […]

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In New Low, Israel’s Netanyahu has Recklessly allied with ISIS in Gaza

In New Low, Israel’s Netanyahu has Recklessly allied with ISIS in Gaza

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – The world’s most poorly kept secret is that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) is escalating his state-sponsored genocide in Gaza, by engaging ISIS to help “finish the job.” Bibi’s newest mercenary partner is Yasser Abu Shabab, leader of the Popular Forces of Palestine of the Islamic State—an […]

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