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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Abuse of History for Politics
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Abuse of History for Politics

Yoram Meital

Beersheba (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After his address to an almost empty hall at the UN, Benjamin Netanyahu found a warmer reception at […]

Overwhelming Evidence of Genocide against Palestinians: a Legal Expert unpacks the UN Report on Gaza

Overwhelming Evidence of Genocide against Palestinians: a Legal Expert unpacks the UN Report on Gaza

09/30/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine

Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine

09/30/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Authoritarianism
Trump, al-Sisi and Tightening up the Pressure Cooker

Trump, al-Sisi and Tightening up the Pressure Cooker

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Trump met Monday with Egyptian field marshal/ president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Trump effused, “We agree […]

Juan Cole

American Jews
What history reveals about surges in anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiments

What history reveals about surges in anti-Semitism and anti-immigrant sentiments

By Ingrid Anderson | (The Conversation) | – – This February, more than 100 gravestones were vandalized at the Chesed Shel Emeth Society Cemetery outside […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Has Trump deferred to Russia in Syria?

Has Trump deferred to Russia in Syria?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Elizabeth Palmer reported from Ankara last Thursday that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had difficult and […]

Juan Cole

Iran
ISIL Threatens To Conquer Iran, issuing Rare Video In Persian

ISIL Threatens To Conquer Iran, issuing Rare Video In Persian

Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – The militant group Islamic State (IS) has vowed in a rare video message in Persian that includes […]

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Donald Trump
The Hundred Days From Hell

The Hundred Days From Hell

David Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – As the sun rises on the 11th full week of the disgrace-riddled Barnum & Bailey dystopia known […]

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Donald Trump
Is Trump really a Fascist?

Is Trump really a Fascist?

By David Prochaska | (Informed Comment) | – – The “highly unusual,” “unprecedented” Trump administration is leading us into “uncharted territory,” but where exactly? Since […]

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Iran is Back:  With Int'l Sanctions lifted and Putin Friendly, Tehran is on a Roll

Iran is Back: With Int’l Sanctions lifted and Putin Friendly, Tehran is on a Roll

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iranian petroleum sales to its top four Asian customers rose nearly 60% year on year in […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
The White House Wouldn't Post Trump Staffers' Financial Disclosures. So We Did

The White House Wouldn’t Post Trump Staffers’ Financial Disclosures. So We Did

by Ariana Tobin and Derek Kravitz | (ProPublica) | – – In a remarkable Friday night news dump, the Trump administration made dozens of White […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel knicks 25 Acres Of Palestinian Lands In Salfit for Colonial Purposes

Israel knicks 25 Acres Of Palestinian Lands In Salfit for Colonial Purposes

IMEMC | – – The Israeli government is planning to illegally confiscate 25 acres of Palestinian lands, in Salfit district, in the northeastern part of […]

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