New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]
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Trump’s Increasingly Secret Air and Drone Wars
By Jessica Purkiss and Abigail Fielding-Smith | ( Bureau of Investigative Journalism) | – – Civil rights group calls the transparency clampdown “deeply disturbing” Share […]
Israeli peace group urges soldiers to refuse orders to shoot Gaza protesters
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem launched a campaign entitled “Sorry Commander, I cannot shoot,” on Thursday urging Israeli soldiers to refuse orders […]
The Dolls of Militarism: Will Trump’s Chickenhawk Cabinet lie us into another Conflict?
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Sometimes I get sick of saying it, but just when you thought it couldn’t get any […]
Trump wants out of Syria within 6 months, Seeks Saudi Aid: AP
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – AP’s Josh Lederman reports that on Tuesday, Trump told national security aides meeting in the White […]
Danger: Sinclair is advancing its agenda using the public broadcast spectrum
By Amanda Lotz | (The Conversation) | – – On March 31, Deadspin produced a video showing a chorus of local news anchors delivering the […]
#MeToo? Ahed Tamimi’s lawyer accuses Israeli interrogators of sexual harassment
Middle East Monitor | – – Israeli lawyer Gaby Lasky who is defending Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi has accused investigators of sexual harassment, Arab48.com reported […]
Russian, Iranian, Turkish Presidents Meet to Discuss Syria, isolate Trump
TeleSur | – – The meeting signals a shift towards dialogue between what have previously been opposing camps throughout most of Syria’s war. The presidents […]
Top 5 Ways Iran is not very much like Hitler’s Germany
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In that interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman violated Godwin’s law and […]
Egypt fines Press for alleging Sisi vote-buying
Breaking News added by Informed Comment: Egyptian Security Police have raided the website of the offices of Masr al-Arabia and arrested its editor, apparently over […]