Informed Comment - Part 1115

Israel Tightens Control of Palestinian E Jerusalem, with Trump’s Blessing

(OpenDemocracy.net) – After Trump’s decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, Israel has gained its ally’s backing to go even further in its control […]

Ali Ghaith

Solar Energy

As UK hits 50% Renewables some Days, will a Huge new Solar Farm Change Everything?

By Alastair Buckley | – Sheffield (The Conversation) – The largest solar power plant ever proposed in the UK will be reviewed by the secretary […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump

Trump and Iran’s Rouhani Threaten each other with the Mother of all Wars

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In remarks Saturday to the Iranian foreign policy establishment in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani gave some warnings to Donald Trump. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine

Israel: Thousands Rally against Discrimination toward Gays

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israelis demonstrated and held a one-day strike on Sunday to protest a law denying surrogacy to gay couples, with thousands attending […]

Andrea Bernardi

Donald Trump

Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?

Washington, D.C. (Tomdispatch.com) – As presidencies approach their midpoints, pundits begin the inevitable search for that elusive creature: the doctrine. It’s often a quixotic quest, […]

John Feffer

Iraq