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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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How Rupert Murdoch helped create a Monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost Control of it

How Rupert Murdoch helped create a Monster – the era of Trumpism – and then lost Control of it

By Rodney Tiffen, University of Sydney | – (The Conversation) – You can’t help but feel sorry for Rupert Murdoch. In Mary Shelley’s famous novel, […]

The Conversation

Solar Energy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar is a Bad Omen for the Country

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s War on Rooftop Solar is a Bad Omen for the Country

( Tomdispatch.com ) – California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be taking climate change seriously, at least when he’s in front of a microphone and […]

Joshua Frank

Israel/ Palestine
Florida Universities ordered to Scrutinize Course Materials for Criticisms of Israel ("Antisemitism")

Florida Universities ordered to Scrutinize Course Materials for Criticisms of Israel (“Antisemitism”)

By Jay Waagmeester | – ( Florida Phoenix ) – Florida university presidents have been instructed to scan their syllabi for material deemed antisemitic or […]

Florida Phoenix

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Did Turkey Ban Instagram over Shadowbanning Palestine? Why did it Lift the Ban?

Did Turkey Ban Instagram over Shadowbanning Palestine? Why did it Lift the Ban?

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – On August 2, Turkey blocked Instagram, the country’s most popular social network. Although Turkey’s Information Technologies and Communication […]

Volkan Isbasaran

Human Rights
Gaza war: 75 years after signing of the Geneva Conventions, Israel’s deadly attack on a Palestinian school shows their limitations

Gaza war: 75 years after signing of the Geneva Conventions, Israel’s deadly attack on a Palestinian school shows their limitations

By Lawrence Hill-Cawthorne, University of Bristol | – (The Conversation) – Gaza is reeling after a missile strike launched by Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) targeted […]

The Conversation

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Gaza confronting Israeli-created Famine as Kerem Shalom Food Aid Trucks drop 80% to 24 Trucks a Day

Gaza confronting Israeli-created Famine as Kerem Shalom Food Aid Trucks drop 80% to 24 Trucks a Day

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although the United Nations has not officially declared a famine in Gaza, people living there are in no doubt about […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel killed 1.8% of Gaza's Population, Official Figures Show

Israel killed 1.8% of Gaza’s Population, Official Figures Show

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel has killed around 1.8% of Gaza’s population since 7 October amid a devastating war on the enclave, according […]

Middle East Monitor

Human Rights
The Geneva Conventions at 75: do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?

The Geneva Conventions at 75: do the laws of war still have a fighting chance in today’s bloody world?

By Marnie Lloydd,New Zealand Centre for Public Law and Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington | – (The Conversation) – It has been […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
A Friendly Amendment: Trump, Vance and MAGA are not so much Weird as downright Creepy

A Friendly Amendment: Trump, Vance and MAGA are not so much Weird as downright Creepy

Oakland, CA. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The branding of MAGA creeps as “weird” is horribly unfair to all the decent weird people in […]

H. Scott Prosterman

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