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Israel’s Wars are Colonial, Contradicting Biblical Values
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Israel’s Wars are Colonial, Contradicting Biblical Values

Yakov M. Rabkin

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – As missiles fly across West Asia, I recall my trip to Iran where, in 2016, I discovered a […]

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

06/20/2025 By The Conversation

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

06/20/2025 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Khashoggi’s Murder Shines Spotlight on Journalists Fleeing ME Dictatorships

Khashoggi’s Murder Shines Spotlight on Journalists Fleeing ME Dictatorships

Many journalists fled after the failure of the Arab Spring, but remain in danger

The Conversation

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Why does US Government Ignore Right Wing White Terrorism?

Why does US Government Ignore Right Wing White Terrorism?

Washington (AFP) – Robert Bowers, accused of massacring 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue, spewed extreme anti-Semitic invective openly on social media, and had 10 […]

Paul Handley

Saudi Arabia
Could Khashoggi’s Murder Help End Saudi’s Brutal Yemen War?

Could Khashoggi’s Murder Help End Saudi’s Brutal Yemen War?

(48Hills) – Mid-term elections could reverse Trump policies By Reese Erlich – November 1, 2018 The murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has backfired […]

Reese Erlich

Climate Change
Trump Paradox: He promotes CO2 even as Climate Emergency impels Emigration from Guatemala

Trump Paradox: He promotes CO2 even as Climate Emergency impels Emigration from Guatemala

Locals say the climate has become unusually unpredictable over their lifetimes

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Federer Boycotts Saudi Arabia as other Tennis Stars Mull Withdrawal

Federer Boycotts Saudi Arabia as other Tennis Stars Mull Withdrawal

Tennis superstars Nadal and Djokovic are considering withdrawing from the games after the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, […]

TeleSur

Climate Change
Global Heating worse than Thought – it Has gone into the Oceans

Global Heating worse than Thought – it Has gone into the Oceans

by Patrick GALEY | – Paris (AFP) – The world’s oceans have absorbed 60 percent more heat than previously thought over the last quarter of […]

AFP

Pentagon
Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

Pentagon Socialism: Militarizing the Economy in the Name of Defense

( Tomdispatch.com) – Given his erratic behavior, from daily Twitter eruptions to upping his tally of lies by the hour, it’s hard to think of […]

William D. Hartung

Islam
The Qur’an insists that Synagogues and Churches be Preserved and Respected

The Qur’an insists that Synagogues and Churches be Preserved and Respected

“They should not have entered them save in fearful reverence.”

Juan Cole

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'This has Got to End': Trump Admin. Gives Saudis 30 Days to Start Yemen Talks

‘This has Got to End’: Trump Admin. Gives Saudis 30 Days to Start Yemen Talks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have abruptly called for an end to the Saudi-backed […]

Juan Cole

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