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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars
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Colonial Logic, not Jewish Wisdom Guides Israel’s Wars

Yakov M. Rabkin

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – With missiles flying across West Asia, I am reminded of my trip to Iran in 2016, when I […]

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

Israel’s Attacks have Exposed Iran’s Weaknesses, but it is in Little Danger of Collapsing

06/20/2025 By The Conversation

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

Trump can’t Stop the Green Energy Revolution any More than Horses could Stop the Automobile

06/20/2025 By Alfred W. McCoy

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Corruption
"Corruption on Earth:"  Iran's Government and Judiciary are Riddled with Corruption

“Corruption on Earth:” Iran’s Government and Judiciary are Riddled with Corruption

Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Corruption exists in every country and comes in many guises: economic corruption, social corruption, political corruption. But […]

Fariba Amini

Israel/ Palestine
US-Israel Relations hit Nadir after Settler Terrorists Murder 19-year-old Palestinian

US-Israel Relations hit Nadir after Settler Terrorists Murder 19-year-old Palestinian

By Paul Rogers, University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – For most of Israel’s 75-year history, its closest ally has been the United States, […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Illegal Squatter Violence is erasing entire Palestinian Communities

Israel’s Illegal Squatter Violence is erasing entire Palestinian Communities

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) published a report yesterday expressing deep concern about the Israeli illegal settlers’ forceful seizure […]

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Climate Crisis
Condition Critical: Desertification Threatens to Turn Iran's Future to Dust

Condition Critical: Desertification Threatens to Turn Iran’s Future to Dust

By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) – Temperatures in Iran are hitting record highs, rivers and lakes are drying up, and prolonged droughts are becoming […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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How Israel occupied Itself: The Way the Crisis on the West Bank Came Home

How Israel occupied Itself: The Way the Crisis on the West Bank Came Home

( Tomdispatch.com) – On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country’s High Court of Justice from in any way checking the […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel

By Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski | – ( ProPublica) – During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Renewables supplied a record 69.2% of Germany’s Electricity for Homes in July

Renewables supplied a record 69.2% of Germany’s Electricity for Homes in July

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Renewable energy supplied a record of 69.2 percent of Germany’s public net electricity generation […]

Julian Wettengel

Afghanistan
The Taliban's War on Women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as Gender Apartheid

The Taliban’s War on Women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as Gender Apartheid

By Vrinda Narain, McGill University | – (The Conversation) – The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast approaching. Since then, Afghan […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Wind, Solar, favor Gov't Incentives, as 54% see Climate Change as Dire Threat

Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Wind, Solar, favor Gov’t Incentives, as 54% see Climate Change as Dire Threat

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Pew Research Center has released the results of a new US poll on climate change and green energy. It […]

Juan Cole

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