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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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Islam
Europe’s Jewish Scholars of Islam

Europe’s Jewish Scholars of Islam

Middlebury, Vt. (Special to Informed Comment) – At the end of the nineteenth century, the Turkish government asked its Minister of Education to prepare a […]

Shalom Goldman

Far Right
Israel's 'Iron Wall:' A Brief History of the Ideology Guiding Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel’s ‘Iron Wall:’ A Brief History of the Ideology Guiding Benjamin Netanyahu

By Eran Kaplan, San Francisco State University | – (The Conversation) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel’s military will soon launch an […]

The Conversation

Displaced and Refugees
State Department finding Israel not in Violation of Int'l Law Contradicted by Resigning Official

State Department finding Israel not in Violation of Int’l Law Contradicted by Resigning Official

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – US arms transfers are conditioned by federal law, as the Congressional Research office explains, which “prohibits security assistance to ‘any […]

Juan Cole

Genocide
Does the Destruction of Homes in Gaza constitute Genocide?

Does the Destruction of Homes in Gaza constitute Genocide?

By Priya Gupta, McGill University | – (The Conversation) – The intentional destruction of homes — by a government or private entity, during war or […]

The Conversation

Anti-intellectualism
Hebrew U. lifts Suspension of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian after Palestinian-Israeli Scholars called for her Reinstatement

Hebrew U. lifts Suspension of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian after Palestinian-Israeli Scholars called for her Reinstatement

NB: Hebrew University made this announcement on Wednesday, reinstating Professor Shalhoub-Kevorkian: In a meeting held today between the Rector of the Hebrew University, Prof. Tamir […]

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Naked Hypocrisy: The US once cited UNSC Resolutions to Invade Iraq, now calls Gaza Ceasefire Demand "Non-Binding"

Naked Hypocrisy: The US once cited UNSC Resolutions to Invade Iraq, now calls Gaza Ceasefire Demand “Non-Binding”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller on Tuesday characterized the United Nations Security Council resolution 2728 demanding an immediate ceasefire in […]

Juan Cole

Culture
Piety and Sexuality: The Subaltern Poetry of Mir Taqi Mir

Piety and Sexuality: The Subaltern Poetry of Mir Taqi Mir

Mir Taqi Mir (1723-1810) is recognized as one of the greatest poets of the Urdu language. He is claimed by Pakistan as one of the […]

Anthony A. Lee

Israel/ Palestine
Spending Unlimited: The Pentagon’s Budget Follies come at High Price

Spending Unlimited: The Pentagon’s Budget Follies come at High Price

By Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – The White House released its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 on March 11th, […]

Tomdispatch

Apartheid
As Israel defies UNSC demand for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Human Rights Body slams ongoing "Genocide"

As Israel defies UNSC demand for Gaza Ceasefire, UN Human Rights Body slams ongoing “Genocide”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Security Council has finally passed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, from which the US abstained, so it was […]

Juan Cole

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