Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Israel’s Shifting Politics
Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – PM Benjamin Netanyahu has alienated many in Israeli society, some of whom now revile his leadership: The Times of Israel […]
A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders
In Lightiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future. Davin Faris ( Waging Nonviolence ) […]
Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions
By Karen Scott, University of Canterbury (The Conversation) – The announcement this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of a Palestininian […]
Britain, which created the Israeli-Palestinian Mess, will Finally Recognize Palestinian State
Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The dam has burst. Netanyahu and his far-right regime have gone too far. Public pressure on politicians in […]
The World Court just ruled Countries can be held liable for Climate Change Damage – what does that mean for the US?
By Lauren Gifford, Colorado State University and Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, University of California, Berkeley (The Conversation) – The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory […]
Stop the War Now: Middle East Studies Faculty, Ben-Gurion University
Stop the War Now! Statement from the Faculty of the Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev We, the faculty of the […]
Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities
Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Jewish law does not permit us to look away when atrocities are being committed. It is […]
The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response
By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell Since Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel’s war against Hamas drags on in the Gaza Strip, a quieter but escalating war […]
The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Once upon a time, nothing in this world could have convinced me that I would be living through this moment in […]
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