Informed Comment - Part 1089

Trump Aid Cuts to Palestinians Boost Tension, Embolden Israeli Hard Right

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – US President Donald Trump’s swingeing cuts to aid for Palestinians will advance Israel’s interests but risk compromising a US-led peace […]

Joe Dyke

Qatar

Saudi Arabia again threatens Canal to make Neighbor Qatar an Island

Riyadh (AFP) – A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring […]

AFP

Coal

Killing for Coal (Literally)

(Otherwords.org) – Shocking as this sounds, the U.S. government is — by its own admission — willing to murder up to 1,600 Americans a year […]

Basav Sen

China

China defies Trump on Iran, Creating new Benchmark Crude Market in Yuan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China’s new futures market in Shanghai is trading in the Chinese currency, the Yuan, rather than dollars. One reason for […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump

Public on Trump: 60%: Disapprove; 49%: Impeach! 53%; Guilty of Obstruction!

Washington (AFP) – Sixty percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s job performance and nearly half support impeachment, according to an opinion poll published […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine

US Ends Funding for UN Palestinian Refugee Agency

Washington (AFP) – The United States announced it was halting funding for the United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees Friday after declaring the organization was […]

Francesco Fontemaggi

Israel/ Palestine

Singer Lana Del Rey cancels Israel Show after Boycott Pressure

Jerusalem (AFP) – American singer Lana Del Rey said Friday she was postponing a performance in Israel after failing to set up a show “in […]

AFP

Featured

In Epochal Shift, California Votes for 100% Green Electricity by 2045

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, the California state legislature voted to mandate that all the state’s electricity come from non-carbon sources (chiefly wind, […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party