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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?
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Why is Israel Playing Spoiler in the New Syria?

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Israel launched the latest of some 300 raids into Syria in the past few months. Some […]

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

“Those who Stood before the Tavern” – FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 3

08/09/2025 By Juan Cole

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

08/09/2025 By The Conversation

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Is Hamas the same as ISIL (the so-called 'Islamic State Group')?  No . . . and Yes

Is Hamas the same as ISIL (the so-called ‘Islamic State Group’)? No . . . and Yes

( The Conversation ) – In the aftermath of Hamas’ bloody raid into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, many Israelis and people around the world […]

Brian Glyn Williams

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The Plague as Life: 327,000 Stricken with Infectious Diseases in Gaza

The Plague as Life: 327,000 Stricken with Infectious Diseases in Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In Albert Camus’ novel The Plague, a character at one point asks, “But what does it mean, the plague? It’s […]

Juan Cole

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The Doomsday Machine is Still On: Nothing Can Be Changed until it is Faced

The Doomsday Machine is Still On: Nothing Can Be Changed until it is Faced

By Norman Solomon | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Top American officials in the “national security” establishment are notably good at smooth rhetoric and convenient […]

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Armenia
In the Caucasus, the US Priority is Fossil Fuels, not Armenians

In the Caucasus, the US Priority is Fossil Fuels, not Armenians

By Edward Hunt | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Officials in Washington are doubling down on their efforts to create a new […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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Why did Biden suddenly accuse Israel of War Crimes in Gaza?

Why did Biden suddenly accuse Israel of War Crimes in Gaza?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Tuesday, President Joe Biden de facto accused Israel of war crimes in Gaza. He said at a donor event, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Getting Serious about Halting Israeli Genocide

Getting Serious about Halting Israeli Genocide

( Code Pink ) – On Friday, December 8, the UN Security Council met under Article 99 for only the fourth time in the UN’s […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Israel/ Palestine
The Horrors of Gaza: Any Solution to the Current Crisis must Put Palestinians at the Center of Decision-Making

The Horrors of Gaza: Any Solution to the Current Crisis must Put Palestinians at the Center of Decision-Making

Originally published in Hankyoreh. ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – The greatest horror of the war between Israel and Gaza is that it shouldn’t […]

John Feffer

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From Kishinev to Gaza

From Kishinev to Gaza

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Pogrom. This Russian term denotes a violent riot incited with the aim of massacring Jews and destroying their […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza War: A better Understanding of the Violence on both Sides might give us a Chance at a Solution

Gaza War: A better Understanding of the Violence on both Sides might give us a Chance at a Solution

By Torbjörn Tännsjö, Stockholm University | – Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 marked the beginning of a fresh round of conflict between Israel […]

The Conversation

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