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California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear
Academic Freedom

California Strikes Back: Trump Poked the Golden Bear

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – California Governor Gavin Newsom assumed the mantle of national leadership when he announced California’s “Election Rigging Response […]

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

Now the New Year is Reviving old Desires: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:4

08/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

The West’s Long Struggle Against Genocide Prevention

08/18/2025 By Dan Steinbock

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Israel/Palestine: Devastating Civilian Toll as Parties Flout Legal Obligations

Israel/Palestine: Devastating Civilian Toll as Parties Flout Legal Obligations

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Jerusalem) – Palestinian armed groups carried out a deadly assault on October 7, 2023, that killed several hundred Israeli […]

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Can Hamas Survive the Stupidity of its ISIL-Style Tactics in its Drive against the Grey Zone?

Can Hamas Survive the Stupidity of its ISIL-Style Tactics in its Drive against the Grey Zone?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hamas leaders have said they were driven to their attack on Israel this weekend by two major considerations, the danger […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Rep. Tlaib grieves Palestinian and Israeli Lives lost after Hamas Attacks, Calls for end of Apartheid

Rep. Tlaib grieves Palestinian and Israeli Lives lost after Hamas Attacks, Calls for end of Apartheid

By: Ken Coleman – ( Michigan Advance) – Israel on Sunday formally declared war on Hamas after the Islamist militant group waged a series of […]

Michigan Advance

Israel/ Palestine
If Ukrainians had taken the Steps Palestinians just took Would they be seen as Heroes?

If Ukrainians had taken the Steps Palestinians just took Would they be seen as Heroes?

  by Faaiz Gilani FaaizGilani ( Middle East Monitor ) – As we watch the events unfolding in the besieged Gaza Strip, where resistance fighters […]

Middle East Monitor

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Tribalism versus International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Tribalism versus International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!” Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Hamas Attacks kill at least 600 Israelis, Mostly Civilians, including 260 at Music Festival

Hamas Attacks kill at least 600 Israelis, Mostly Civilians, including 260 at Music Festival

(Middle East Monitor ) – At least 600 Israelis have been killed in the ongoing military escalation with Palestinian groups in Gaza, according to local […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli PM Netanyahu: "We have decided to Halt Electricity, Fuel, Goods to Gaza"

Israeli PM Netanyahu: “We have decided to Halt Electricity, Fuel, Goods to Gaza”

( Middle East Monitor ) – Following security cabinet meeting held early on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli occupation will […]

Middle East Monitor

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How America Abandoned our Poor: Confronting the Needless Scourge of Poverty

How America Abandoned our Poor: Confronting the Needless Scourge of Poverty

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On the island of Manhattan, where I live, skyscrapers multiply like metal weeds, a vertical invasion of seemingly unstoppable force. For […]

Liz Theoharis

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New Gaza Conflict shows that "Abraham Accords" can't bring Peace as Long as Israelis keep Palestinians Occupied and Stateless

New Gaza Conflict shows that “Abraham Accords” can’t bring Peace as Long as Israelis keep Palestinians Occupied and Stateless

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The conflict that broke out on October 7, 2023, between Palestinian militants and Israel underlined once again that the status […]

Juan Cole

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