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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars
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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars

Yakov M. Rabkin

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I […]

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

06/20/2025 By The Conversation

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

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GOP's Scott Walker: Pitches possible Syria War to make us Like Him

GOP’s Scott Walker: Pitches possible Syria War to make us Like Him

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Likely Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, says he might favor sending US ground troops to mount […]

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Iraq
The Other Sinjar Massacre: As Iraq's ISIL driven Back, Reprisals against Sunni Collaborators

The Other Sinjar Massacre: As Iraq’s ISIL driven Back, Reprisals against Sunni Collaborators

Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) – As extremists from the Islamic State group are slowly driven out of northern Iraq, members of one of […]

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After Charlie Hebdo:  How Will Europe Deal with Islam and Muslims?

After Charlie Hebdo: How Will Europe Deal with Islam and Muslims?

By Neslihan Çevik | (Daily Sabah) – After the tragic Charlie Hebdo massacre, it seems that Europe has several options regarding its policies on Islam […]

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Climate Change
Yes, Virginia, Global Warming can mean Heavier Snowstorms (for a while)

Yes, Virginia, Global Warming can mean Heavier Snowstorms (for a while)

By Kevin Trenberth | National Center for Atmospheric Research | (The Conversation) As first glance, asking whether global warming results in more snow may seem […]

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Israel
Israel destroys water lines feeding Palestinian areas in Jordan Valley

Israel destroys water lines feeding Palestinian areas in Jordan Valley

TUBAS (Ma’an) – Israeli forces on Thursday destroyed a water network which feeds Palestinian villages and Bedouin dwellings in the northern Jordan Valley, the head […]

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Hizbullah
Israel and Lebanon:  Is a 3rd War in the Offing?

Israel and Lebanon: Is a 3rd War in the Offing?

By Rola El-Husseini | (Special to Informed Comment) – On January 18, 2015 an Israeli military operation lead to the death of Jihad Mughniyah in […]

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censorship
Journalist Greste Freed by Egyptian Junta, but Press Freedom still Hostage

Journalist Greste Freed by Egyptian Junta, but Press Freedom still Hostage

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Peter Greste, an Australian journalist working for Aljazeera English, has been released from an Egyptian prison after a […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran and the West on Revolution Anniversary:  36 Years of Futile Estrangement

Iran and the West on Revolution Anniversary: 36 Years of Futile Estrangement

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Informed Comment) – Anniversary of Iranian Revolution February 2nd marks the 36th anniversary of the return of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to […]

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Militarization
War Is the New Normal: Seven Deadly Reasons Why America's Wars Persist

War Is the New Normal: Seven Deadly Reasons Why America’s Wars Persist

By William J. Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) – It was launched immediately after the 9/11 attacks, when I was still in the military, and almost immediately […]

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