Europe

Europe’s distancing from Netanyahu masks deeper complicity in Gaza’s devastation and the silencing of Palestinians Written byGuest Contributor By Dalia Ismail ( Globalvoices.org ) In the last few months, a noticeable shift has emerged across Europe as several governments signal a willingness to pressure Israel by moving toward the recognition of a Palestinian state. France […]

Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, put a variety of peoples under a single rubric. I talked recently about how the Phoenicians, long thought to be what we would now call Lebanese, were actually a multi-ethnic […]

Greece

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Global Voices

The protest represents a multi-dimensional struggle: economic, geopolitical, and ethical. Written by Elvis Takahashi Mantello Protesters gather at Piraeus port to block a shipment believed to be destined for Israel for military purposes. Photo by Sotiria Georgiadou. Used with permission. Globalvoices.org ) – Despite the lingering summer heat in Athens, Greek protesters gathered at the […]

Israel/ Palestine

Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions

The Conversation

By Karen Scott, University of Canterbury (The Conversation) – The announcement this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of a Palestininian state has been welcomed by many who want to see a ceasefire in Gaza and lasting peace in the region. In contrast to other recent statements on the status of […]

Featured

Britain, which created the Israeli-Palestinian Mess, will Finally Recognize Palestinian State

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The dam has burst. Netanyahu and his far-right regime have gone too far. Public pressure on politicians in Europe and many other countries has become irresistible, forcing them to change course. Most countries, 147 of the UN’s 193 members, have formally recognized a Palestinian state, and last week, […]

Featured

Pariah State: Israeli Cruise Ship, Rebuffed at Greek Island Ports over Gaza Genocide, becomes Flying Dutchman

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Extreme-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to turn Israel into a 21st century version of the Flying Dutchman. Britannica tells us that Europe produced the legend of the “Flying Dutchman,” a ghostly vessel that is fated to sail forever. When sailors descry it in the distance, they know […]

Featured

Iran Faces a new Phase of Isolation if Europe Reimposes Sanctions for its Nuclear Program

Mohammad Eslami and Ibrahim Al-Marashi

With Germany at the helm and regional tensions mounting, the diplomatic window may be closing Braga, Portugal and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment, Feature) – France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, the European signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or “Iran Deal” of 2015, known as the E3 are now […]

European Union

Solar Power outstripped all others in Europe last Month for First Time

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As the Trump Department of Energy and the Republican tax bill try to kneecap solar energy in the United States, Europe and China are making impressive strides in this sector, with economic and environmental benefits of which the US seems bent on depriving itself. The Ember energy consultancy just announced […]

European Union

EU: Suspend Trade Agreement with Israel (HRW)

Human Rights Watch

Unions, Other Groups Urge Trade Pressure Amid Escalating Atrocities Human Rights Watch – (Brussels) – The European Union should immediately suspend its trade agreement with Israel as long as Israel’s atrocity crimes persist, Human Rights Watch and over 110 organizations and trade unions said in a joint statement on June 19, 2025. This would be the first measure […]