“These first few months [have resulted] in the Trump administration’s cuts to scientific and medical research, clampdown on any efforts promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), newly aggressive policies for […]
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Why have Tunisia’s Women won so many more Rights than those in Iran?
Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment) – To many foreign onlookers, Tunisia and Iran share many common qualities; Both countries are mostly Muslims and both are […]
The Reemergence of the Palestinian Statehood Issue (Ian Masters Interviews Juan Cole)
Interview of Juan Cole by Ian Masters, Background Briefing.. Background Briefing with Ian Masters Background Briefing with Ian Masters · The Reemergence of the Palestinian […]
US Troops in Iraq, Syria, targeted by Shiite Militias in Sympathy with Occupied Palestinians of Gaza
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, Al-Quds al-`Arabi reports two rockets were fired at `Ayn al-Asad base in al-Anbar Province, Iraq, where US troops […]
Is the One-Sided US Response to the Gaza Crisis a Sign of our Civilizational Decline?
We are all witnessing horrors and carnage going on in the tiny landmass called Gaza – a land squeezed between Egypt and Israel where 2.3 […]
Republican Contradictions: Are they Fascists or Nihilists — or Both?
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Sometimes the right wing in this country seems like a riddle wrapped in an enigma encased in a conundrum. Do they […]
A Divided European Union can’t Even Agree on need for Ceasefire in Israeli Campaign against Gaza
Munich (Special to Informed Comment) – The European Union’s initial response to the current Israel-Hamas war has been chaotic. Shortly after the Hamas terrorist attack […]
Gaza and the Deepening Crisis of Western Democracy
Cairo (Special to Informed Comment) – Western democracy is under strain, and we have been observing the symptoms of its decline for some time now. […]
In War Crime, Israel is Still Blocking Water, Electricity to Gaza’s Palestinian Civilians
Sari Bashi Program Director @saribashi ( Human Rights Watch ) – The Israeli government is deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza […]
Palestine Forgotten
Berkeley, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During the last decade, Israel had come close to achieving what for many of its citizens had […]
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