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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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Trump's Remarks on Kavanaugh 'Con Job' and Top 4 other Policy Lies that should be Disqualifying

Trump’s Remarks on Kavanaugh ‘Con Job’ and Top 4 other Policy Lies that should be Disqualifying

I plowed through the disturbed ramblings of Trump’s ‘very big brain’ for all the myriads of falsehoods that came out of his mouth Wednesday. Trump […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Doubles its Construction of Illegal Squatter Settlements in Palestine in 2018

Israel Doubles its Construction of Illegal Squatter Settlements in Palestine in 2018

Construction rates for Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank more than doubled in the second quarter of 2018. According to data published by […]

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UK's Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will 'Recognize a Palestinian State When We Take Office'

UK’s Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will ‘Recognize a Palestinian State When We Take Office’

“In order to help make the two-state settlement a reality, we will recognize a Palestinian state as soon as we take office,” Corbyn said. Labour […]

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Syria
Syria:  Israel should ‘Think Twice’ about Bombing after Russian S-300 Air Defence Installed

Syria: Israel should ‘Think Twice’ about Bombing after Russian S-300 Air Defence Installed

Damascus (AFP) – A top Syrian official has said a new air defence system from ally Russia will force Israel to “think carefully” before carrying […]

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But He Doesn't *Look* Like a Rapist

But He Doesn’t *Look* Like a Rapist

(Informed Comment) – The uproar over Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged attack of a 15-year-old has resulted in many irrational reactions, which even included a bizarre conspiracy […]

Gail Ukockis

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Trump's Space Farce

Trump’s Space Farce

(Tomdispatch.com) – Like many in my generation, undoubtedly including Donald Trump, I went into space early (and I’m not even counting all those hours in […]

William D. Hartung

Israel/ Palestine
World Bank warns Israeli Blockade has put Gaza’s Economy in ‘Free Fall’

World Bank warns Israeli Blockade has put Gaza’s Economy in ‘Free Fall’

Jerusalem (AFP) – The World Bank warned Tuesday that the Gaza Strip’s economy is in “free fall” as cuts to aid and salaries add to […]

AFP

International Criminal Court
Bolton Attacked the Int'l Criminal Court for Fear Palestinians will Get Justice

Bolton Attacked the Int’l Criminal Court for Fear Palestinians will Get Justice

By Philip Leech-Ngo | – U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton is at it again. He recently issued a blistering rebuke of the International Criminal […]

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The US Media Should Learn from UN Audience, and Treat Trump as a Pathetic Joke

The US Media Should Learn from UN Audience, and Treat Trump as a Pathetic Joke

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The US media, as I predicted, has gone a long way toward normalizing Trump. Despite counts of his over 5,000 […]

Juan Cole

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