Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas spoke remotely to the UN General Assembly on Thursday because the Trump administration denied him a […]
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Why is no one asking? Did GOP & Israel Lobbies write Iran Letter for the good of America?
By Hamid Zangeneh | (Informed Comment) People who worry about American national interests and security fall in one of the two categories: they either trust […]
Could Sunni-Shiite Rift make Tikrit a Pyrrhic Victory? Al-Azhar & Shiite Militias
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The foremost Sunni Muslim seat of learning, al-Azhar University in Cairo, has stirred controversy by issuing a considered legal […]
European Leaders: GOP Letter Helped Iran in Nuclear Negotiations
By Sarah Lazare | (Commondreams.org) – An open letter to Iranian leaders from 47 Republican senators has provoked sharp rebuke from European countries that are […]
Cyclone Pam & Vanuatu’s Global Warming future: Fewer but Worse Storms
BBC News | – “A huge tropical cyclone with winds up to 270km/h (170mph) has devastated parts of the island nation of Vanuatu in the […]
Why Tough Talk from Netanyahu won’t Guarantee his Election Victory
By Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) – For decades, Israeli politicians have argued that they live in a “tough neighbourhood” in an effort to justify […]
Could a Netanyahu loss in Israeli Elections change Everything?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Israeli polling is suggesting that Binyamin Netanyahu’s party might get only 21 seats or less in the 120-seat […]
GOP Senators tried to instruct Iran, showed own Ignorance of the Law
By Curtis A Bradley, Duke University | (The Conversation) – On March 9, forty-seven Republican Senators signed an open letter directed at Iran’s leaders, ostensibly […]
Not a Jewish State: Palestinian-Israelis form Coalition that could be 3rd Largest Party
CCTV America | – “For the first time, Arab political groups are united as one party for Israel’s parliamentary elections and could influence the selection […]
As Islamic State retreats, aid workers uncover human toll
By Louise Redvers | (IRIN) – BAGHDAD/LONDON, (IRIN) – A week after launching a major offensive to recapture the city of Tikrit, pro-government forces in […]
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