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Israel’s Shifting Politics
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Israel’s Shifting Politics

Hugh J. Curran

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – PM Benjamin Netanyahu has alienated many in Israeli society, some of whom now revile his leadership: The Times of Israel […]

A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

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

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

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The Weaponization of Immigrants

The Weaponization of Immigrants

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The immigrants were arriving on children’s bicycles and sometimes even in wheelchairs. According to Norwegian law, immigrants couldn’t […]

John Feffer

Hizbullah
Both Israel and Hezbollah are Blatantly Violating the Laws of War by Harming Civilians

Both Israel and Hezbollah are Blatantly Violating the Laws of War by Harming Civilians

By Emily Crawford, University of Sydney | – (The Conversation) – As the violence between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated dramatically in recent days, civilians […]

The Conversation

China
At UN, China slams US Sanctions on Iran, Accuses Israel of 'Indiscriminate attacks on Civilians'

At UN, China slams US Sanctions on Iran, Accuses Israel of ‘Indiscriminate attacks on Civilians’

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during his first appearance at the annual UN General Assembly meeting, met on the margins of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Meta’s Oversight Board rules “From the River to the Sea” isn’t Hate Speech

Meta’s Oversight Board rules “From the River to the Sea” isn’t Hate Speech

( Human Rights Watch ) – Earlier this month, Meta’s Oversight Board found that three Facebook posts containing the phrase “From the River to the Sea” […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel
Lebanese Civilians Flee the South, Fearing an Israeli Invasion - Because they've Seen this Movie Before

Lebanese Civilians Flee the South, Fearing an Israeli Invasion – Because they’ve Seen this Movie Before

By Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College | – (The Conversation) – Lebanese families have been fleeing the country’s south in the thousands amid escalating tensions and […]

The Conversation

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Israeli Campaign against Lebanon could Push Poverty Rate to 50%

Israeli Campaign against Lebanon could Push Poverty Rate to 50%

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon Ettie Higgins reported from Lebanon on the effects of Monday’s massive attack by Israeli war […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
Militarism Abuse Disorder: A Very American Malaise

Militarism Abuse Disorder: A Very American Malaise

( Tomdispatch.com ) – My name is Frida and my community is military dependent. (I feel, by the way, like I’m introducing myself at a […]

Frida Berrigan

Food Insecurity
USAID Concluded that Israel was Blocking Aid to Gaza; Antony Blinken Lied about it to Congress

USAID Concluded that Israel was Blocking Aid to Gaza; Antony Blinken Lied about it to Congress

By Brett Murphy | – (ProPublica ) – The U.S. government’s two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance concluded this spring that Israel had deliberately blocked […]

ProPublica

American Jews
In Anti-Semitic Trope, Trump says Jews will be to Blame if he Loses, calls them “Brutal Killers”

In Anti-Semitic Trope, Trump says Jews will be to Blame if he Loses, calls them “Brutal Killers”

Let’s get this straight: Donald Trump is not “good for the Jews,” nor “good for Israel.” Republicans have done a great PR job in conning […]

H. Scott Prosterman

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