Israel/ Palestine

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. A day earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed that a “Palestinian state will not be established.” Israel managed to secure 10 votes, including those of the United […]

Israel/ Palestine

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Middle East Monitor

by Ismail Salahuddin ( Middle East Monitor ) – In an age where our phones glow with the endless stream of breaking news, short videos, and curated feeds, genocide itself has been transformed into consumable content. We live not simply in an era of wars but in what might be called the Netflix era of […]

Featured

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 […]

Featured

Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is up from 15 in July. Even more worrying, UNICEF found an increase in cases of acute malnutrition. In July 8.5% of children examined manifested symptoms of the condition. In August, […]

Arab World

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Middle East Monitor

By Yousef Ibrahim ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli attempt to assassinate Hamas leaders in Doha was not simply an unsuccessful military operation—it represented a significant geopolitical fracture. It revealed the vulnerability of Gulf sovereignty, the limitations of Western alliances, and the pressing need for regional self-determination. Most crucially, it ignited a rare […]

Brazil

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

Global Voices

The Dominican friar was a key actor in the ‘Zero Hunger’ program in Brazil Written by Fernanda Canofre

Israel/ Palestine

Gaza and the Death of Conscience

Middle East Monitor

By Ismail Salahuddin ( Middle East Monitor ) – There are moments in history that strip away every illusion we carry about ourselves. Gaza is one such moment. For nearly two years, the world has witnessed a genocide live on its screens. We have seen children pulled from rubble, families starving in tents, hospitals turned […]

Israel/ Palestine

The ‘Gaza Riviera’ is a fantasy Plan that relies on Urbicide and Expulsion

The Conversation

By Jonathan Silver, University of Sheffield (The Conversation) – The US and Israel have sparked international condemnation over their leaked vision for the reconstruction of a shattered Gaza. The urban development plan seems to have evolved since its emergence earlier in the year. It now includes economic drivers such as blockchain-based trade initiatives, data centres […]

European Union

European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian state. It isn’t the first time that the European Parliament has given support to Palestine recognition, but this resolution is the first directly to call on member states to undertake […]