Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]
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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]
Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?
By Amin Saikal, The University of Western Australia, Victoria University, Australian National University (The Conversation) – Much of the world is focused on a two-state […]
Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America
( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Jesters once had considerably more leeway than the average person to make fun of the king. If otherwise […]
Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]
An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity
( Tomdispatch.com ) – The truck wheel’s inner tube was right in front of me, no longer half-submerged in the pond’s late summer muck. After […]
Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans
Middle East Studies Association MESA Joint Statement of the Board, Task Force on Civil and Human Rights and Committee on Academic Freedom concerning 2025 Travel […]
Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed
( IMEMC ) – On Monday, September 22nd, the 717th day of Israel’s ongoing campaign of genocide in Gaza, the Israeli military escalated its bombardment […]
UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen
By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona (The Conversation) — Recognition of a Palestinian state is likely to dominate proceedings at the U.N. beginning Sept 23, […]