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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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Israel’s Shifting Politics

Israel’s Shifting Politics

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – PM Benjamin Netanyahu has alienated many in Israeli society, some of whom now revile his leadership: The Times of Israel […]

Hugh J. Curran

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A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

A new Youth-led Lawsuit is challenging Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders

In Lightiser v. Trump, 22 young people are using the protections of the Constitution to demand a livable future. Davin Faris ( Waging Nonviolence ) […]

Waging Nonviolence

Israel/ Palestine
Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions

Why UK Recognition of a Palestinian State should not be conditional on Israel’s Actions

By Karen Scott, University of Canterbury (The Conversation) – The announcement this week by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the recognition of a Palestininian […]

The Conversation

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Britain, which created the Israeli-Palestinian Mess, will Finally Recognize Palestinian State

Britain, which created the Israeli-Palestinian Mess, will Finally Recognize Palestinian State

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The dam has burst. Netanyahu and his far-right regime have gone too far. Public pressure on politicians in […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Climate Crisis
The World Court just ruled Countries can be held liable for Climate Change Damage – what does that mean for the US?

The World Court just ruled Countries can be held liable for Climate Change Damage – what does that mean for the US?

By Lauren Gifford, Colorado State University and Daimeon Shanks-Dumont, University of California, Berkeley (The Conversation) – The International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Stop the War Now: Middle East Studies Faculty, Ben-Gurion University

Stop the War Now: Middle East Studies Faculty, Ben-Gurion University

Stop the War Now! Statement from the Faculty of the Department of Middle East Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev We, the faculty of the […]

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Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities

Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Jewish law does not permit us to look away when atrocities are being committed. It is […]

Shamai Leibowitz

Israel/ Palestine
The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response

The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response

By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell Since Oct. 7, 2023, as Israel’s war against Hamas drags on in the Gaza Strip, a quieter but escalating war […]

The Conversation

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The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America

The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Once upon a time, nothing in this world could have convinced me that I would be living through this moment in […]

Tom Engelhardt

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