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Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu’s Dictatorship
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Israel is Sinking into the Abyss of Netanyahu’s Dictatorship

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Pardoning Netanyahu for his high crimes and felonies would mean Israel acquiescing to a Bibi dictatorship

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“With them the seed of Wisdom:”  FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:28

“With them the seed of Wisdom:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:28

12/12/2025 By Juan Cole

Trump as Nero: The Bible Condemns Rich Predators, Not Poor Trans Lovers

Trump as Nero: The Bible Condemns Rich Predators, Not Poor Trans Lovers

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NATO must rethink Expansion Plans, step back from Precipice of Nuclear Confrontation with Russia

Auburn, Alabama (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – There’s a history to the war between Russia and the West going back to the Cold War […]

Richard Penaskovic

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Moral Passion over Gaza and the Extremes of Protest

Moral Passion over Gaza and the Extremes of Protest

By Nan Levinson ( Tomdispatch.com ) – It began with Aaron Bushnell and a visceral response of mine: Why would anyone do such a thing? […]

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Hopes for Gaza Ceasefire Fade Again

Hopes for Gaza Ceasefire Fade Again

Sam Phelps, The Conversation | – Northern and central Gaza have been hit by Israeli airstrikes this week as troops return to battle Hamas fighters […]

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Why are Tunisia's Relations with Iran Warming Up?

Why are Tunisia’s Relations with Iran Warming Up?

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Tunisia’s President Kais Said has strengthened relations between Tunisia and Iran are to an unprecedented level. Tunisia, in […]

Mohamed Jegham

Israel/ Palestine
Settled: How the Israeli Extreme Right has Achieved Victory

Settled: How the Israeli Extreme Right has Achieved Victory

By Ellen Cantarow ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In 1979, I made the first of what would turn out to be decades of periodic visits to […]

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The Push To Recognize 'Gender Apartheid' As A Crime

The Push To Recognize ‘Gender Apartheid’ As A Crime

Written by Michael Scollon with reporting by RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi | – (

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New Labour Government in UK Unleashes Onshore Wind, with 61% of British Electricity now Low-Carbon

New Labour Government in UK Unleashes Onshore Wind, with 61% of British Electricity now Low-Carbon

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new Labour government in Britain last week took steps to remove the ban on onshore wind farms instituted by […]

Juan Cole

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At Least 90 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Massacre in 'Safe Zone' of al-Mawasi

At Least 90 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Massacre in ‘Safe Zone’ of al-Mawasi

By Julia Conley ( Commondreams.org ) – The United Nations’ top expert on human rights in Palestine condemned the Israeli military as it resorted to […]

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‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near Miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near Miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy

By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell | – With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. […]

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