Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
3 Years Ago, the UN made a Database of Companies Facilitating Illegal Israel Squatting In Palestine: Where is It?

3 Years Ago, the UN made a Database of Companies Facilitating Illegal Israel Squatting In Palestine: Where is It?

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch —– Bonus video added by Informed Comment: i24 News: “Amnesty International Calls for Settlements Tourism Boycott”

Syria
Syria: US Coalition needs to Reimburse Civilians for Thousands of Innocents Killed and Massive Property Destruction in fight against ISIL

Syria: US Coalition needs to Reimburse Civilians for Thousands of Innocents Killed and Massive Property Destruction in fight against ISIL

Human Rights Watch

First Public ‘Condolence’ Payment Provides Way Forward

Saudi Arabia
A Terrible Week for Saudi’s MBS Shows Tide is Turning

A Terrible Week for Saudi’s MBS Shows Tide is Turning

Human Rights Watch

Arms Sales Suspensions and Damning Report on Khashoggi Murder Are a Strong Signal to Riyadh

Saudi Arabia
UN Investigator Seeks Criminal Probe of Khashoggi Murder, Accusing Saudi Crown Prince

UN Investigator Seeks Criminal Probe of Khashoggi Murder, Accusing Saudi Crown Prince

Human Rights Watch

Top Rights Body Should Monitor Saudi Abuses

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Unlawful Attacks in May Fighting

Gaza: Unlawful Attacks in May Fighting

Human Rights Watch

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 13 Civilians; Palestinian Rockets Kill 6

Syria
Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks

Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – The Russian–Syrian joint military operation has used internationally banned and other indiscriminate weapons in unlawful attacks on civilians in northwest Syria in recent weeks, Human Rights Watch said today. According to the United Nations, the area is home to 3 million civilians, at least half of whom […]

Antisemitism
The Alarming Rise of Anti-Semitism in Europe

The Alarming Rise of Anti-Semitism in Europe

Human Rights Watch

By Eva Cossé, Researcher, Western Europe | – (Human Rights Watch) – European Governments and Public Should Stand Up Against Hate On May 24, a Jewish cemetery was vandalized in the city of Bordeaux, France. On May 26, Germany’s government anti-Semitism Commissioner warned Jewish men against wearing the kippah in public following a spike in […]

Saudi Arabia
Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture

Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture

Human Rights Watch

International standards require countries to use death penalty only for the “most serious crimes,” and in exceptional circumstances

Israel/ Palestine
US States use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses cutting Ties with Israel's Illegal Squatters

US States use Anti-Boycott Laws to Punish Responsible Businesses cutting Ties with Israel’s Illegal Squatters

Human Rights Watch

Anti-boycott laws in the US are part of an increasingly global campaign by Israel and its supporters to combat perceived supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 27
  • Page 28
  • Page 29
  • Page 30
  • Page 31
  • Page 32
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Support Independent Journalism

Click here to donate via PayPal.

Personal checks should be made out to Juan Cole and sent to me at:

Juan Cole
P. O. Box 4218,
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2548
USA
(Remember, make the checks out to “Juan Cole” or they can’t be cashed)

STAY INFORMED

Join our newsletter to have sharp analysis delivered to your inbox every day.
Warning! Social media will not reliably deliver Informed Comment to you. They are shadowbanning news sites, especially if "controversial."
To see new IC posts, please sign up for our email Newsletter.

Social Media

Bluesky | Instagram

Popular

  • Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
  • Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar's strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance
  • Scientists Prove Justinian's Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
  • Israel's Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
  • France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza's Mass Graves

Gaza Yet Stands


Juan Cole's New Ebook at Amazon. Click Here to Buy
__________________________

Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires



Click here to Buy Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires.

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam


Click here to Buy The Rubaiyat.
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved