Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – When Israel launched an attack on Doha in September 2025, Arab and Muslim leaders convened an emergency summit. […]
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Gaza and Soweto
By Juan Cole On June 16, 1976, some 20,000 students rose up to protest in the slum of Soweto on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Here […]
Impeachment is a Cash Cow (Colbert Report)
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Veiled Mona Lisa, Missiles over Big Ben: Israeli War Propaganda Hits New Lows
By Lior Sternfeld It has been a month since the current war in Gaza started. The number of casualties is beyond our ability to comprehend. […]
Gaza and the Art of War: Palestinians Illustrate their Suffering
By Mariam Elba via Waging Nonviolence A breathtaking piece of art highlighting the struggles of Palestinians in Gaza (Bushra Shanan) It’s hard to find the […]
In Orgy of Destruction, IS Radicals reduce Ancient Iraqi Holy Sites To Rubble
By RFE/RL The Islamic State initially exhibited some restraint after entering northwestern Iraq in June, focusing on establishing control of the territories it held and […]
Israel Bombs Gaza back to Stone Age: Razes only Power Plant & Plunges Strip into Darkness
By Juan Cole Israel launched a 7-hour campaign of intensive bombing of Gaza on Tuesday, destroying its only power plant. Gaza can no longer generate […]
Abushagur reported kidnapped
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 29 July 2014: Former Deputy Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur has been kidnapped according to reports, although it has not been confirmed. […]
Gaza: Palestinians “Philosophical,” Israel “foils Foreign Infiltration” during 1957 Occupation (British “Report”)
By Juan Cole This British “report” suggests that Palestinians in Gaza were all right with being militarily occupied by the Israeli army in 1956-1957 before […]
Weapons paid for by US are Missing in Afghanistan: Did they go to the Taliban?
By Luke Johnson via RFE/RL Weapons bought and paid for by the United States for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have gone missing, according to […]
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