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Protesting Gaza War, Massive Crowds Shut down Tel Aviv, Storm TV Station, Call for General Strike
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Protesting Gaza War, Massive Crowds Shut down Tel Aviv, Storm TV Station, Call for General Strike

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rubaie Sawaid, writing for the Israeli newspaper Arab 48, reports that on Saturday enormous crows demonstrated in Israel against the […]

Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

08/10/2025 By ProPublica

How Israel’s Self-Image changed from Self-Reliance to Aggressive Militarism

How Israel’s Self-Image changed from Self-Reliance to Aggressive Militarism

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VICE News | (Video News Report) | – – “VICE News examines the Trump administration’s war on leakers, with Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg. “We’re […]

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By TeleSur | – – Hassan Rouhani calls for upholding the 2015 nuclear deal despite new U.S. sanctions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was inaugurated […]

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – CBS News reports that jobs in the wind energy field will grow 108 percent in the […]

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Lizzie Dearden at The Independent reviews a new report by the United Nations Office of counter-terrorism […]

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By Sam Morgan | EURACTIV.com . | – – A consortium of clean energy developers has applied for permission to build a gigantic solar power […]

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By Ethan Coffel | (The Conversation) | – – Hot weather has forced dozens of commercial flights to be canceled at airports in the Southwest […]

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1st Amendment RIP: 50 Senators want to make Boycotting Israel a Felony

By Aniqa Raihan | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of […]

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Trump's Worst Nightmare:  Mueller's Grand Jury Subpoenas Russia Documents

Trump’s Worst Nightmare: Mueller’s Grand Jury Subpoenas Russia Documents

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has empaneled a grand jury in the investigation of Trump’s ties to […]

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The 6th Mass Extinction is beginning & there isn't Much time

The 6th Mass Extinction is beginning & there isn’t Much time

Robert J. Burrowes | ( GlobalVoices.net | – – The sixth mass extinction is already here and the window for effective action is very short. […]

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