Berkeley, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Today, and particularly in the Middle East, concepts like national interest, class, and geopolitics are fading compared […]
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Noise and Silence in Israel/Palestine Today
By Shachar Pinsker This is a rather long and not very happy post. You wouldn’t find here much that is new in terms of facts […]
Mosul w/out Christians for First time in 1,900 Years as Radical Fundamentalists Threaten Minorities
By Juan Cole For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. The […]
The Colbert Report: “Questionable Compassion for Child Immigrants”
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Gaza: The Israeli Army’s Unlawful Targeting Practices are bad for Children
By Bill Van Esveld, Human Rights Watch The Israel Defense Force has an answer to the shelling yesterday that killed four children near the Gaza […]
Obama needs Europe in responding to MH17 Crash, but NSA Spying a Bar
By Simon Reich, Rutgers University The tragic circumstances surrounding the downing of Malaysian Airlines’ flight MH17 remain unclear. The three parties who might be responsible […]
Gaza: Netanyahu, Goaded by Israeli Far Right, Risks Breaking Int’l Law
Gaza invasion gets underway as pressure mounts on Netanyahu By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University “Phase two” of Operation Protective Edge has begun: Israeli military forces […]
Gaza meets the New Politics of the Middle East: “Islamic State,” Egypt, Turkey
By Juan Cole The Israeli security establishment was almost certainly encouraged to launch its military assault on little Gaza by the current divisions over political […]
Health Catastrophe in Gaza after Israel bombs water infrastructure
By: Ahmed Hadi Gaza – Bassem Siam carried two plastic gallons as he left his home in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza, ignoring […]
Blow-Back: How Bush-Cheney Reduced Iraq to Ashes
By Dahr Jamail [This essay is a joint TomDispatch/Truthout report.] For Americans, it was like the news from nowhere. Years had passed since reporters bothered […]
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