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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars
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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars

Yakov M. Rabkin

MontrĂ©al (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I […]

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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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Right:  Oslo Peace Process is Dead, and We Packed down the Earth on the Grave

Israeli Right: Oslo Peace Process is Dead, and We Packed down the Earth on the Grave

Amichai (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A panoramic view of mountains and neighbouring Palestinian villages before him, Avichai Boaran thinks back on the Oslo accords first […]

Stephen Weizman

Islam
Islam: Compassion and Positive Peace in the Qur’an

Islam: Compassion and Positive Peace in the Qur’an

One of the early chapters of the Qur’an is “The City,” chapter 90 in the standard version. It gives us a good idea of the […]

Juan Cole

Green Energy
In Huge Game-Changer: California commits to 100% Green Electricity within 25 Years

In Huge Game-Changer: California commits to 100% Green Electricity within 25 Years

Los Angeles (AFP) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed landmark legislation Monday committing his state to a 100 percent clean electricity grid by 2045. At […]

Marlowe Hood

Donald Trump
#Plaidshirtguy shows Why Trump likes Mideast Dictators

#Plaidshirtguy shows Why Trump likes Mideast Dictators

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The most striking characteristic of the tyrant is pettiness. Trump as president is dangerous. He is volatile. He shouts that […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Minister, Dozens of Settlers Storm 3rd Holiest Islamic Shrine

Israeli Minister, Dozens of Settlers Storm 3rd Holiest Islamic Shrine

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli MK and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Uri Yehuda Ariel, along with dozens of Israeli settlers, stormed on Sunday the […]

Maan News Agency

Iran
A Trump War on Iran would destroy that Country, but would it Bring down the US as Well?

A Trump War on Iran would destroy that Country, but would it Bring down the US as Well?

To engage in war with Iran, Mr. Trump would need an excuse. He would need to show that Iran is a mortal threat to America, […]

William R. Polk

Myanmar
Myanmar: Nobelist Suu Kyi silent as Rohingya Crisis Rolls On; let's at Least help the Refugees

Myanmar: Nobelist Suu Kyi silent as Rohingya Crisis Rolls On; let’s at Least help the Refugees

I sneaked into Myanmar on a tourist visa because the military junta running the country made it almost impossible to travel as a journalist. So […]

Reese Erlich

Torturers
No one, not Psychologists or Supreme Court Justices, should be Helping with Gov't Torture

No one, not Psychologists or Supreme Court Justices, should be Helping with Gov’t Torture

San Francisco ( Tomdispatch.com) – Sometimes the good guys do win. That’s what happened on August 8th in San Francisco when the Council of Representatives […]

Rebecca Gordon

Climate Crisis
Masses around Globe Rally against Climate Crisis & Gov't Inaction, Defying Trump

Masses around Globe Rally against Climate Crisis & Gov’t Inaction, Defying Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Environmental activists protested Saturday in 90 countries and 800 cities across the globe and the United States against inaction on […]

Juan Cole

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