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Protesting Gaza War, Massive Crowds Shut down Tel Aviv, Storm TV Station, Call for General Strike
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Protesting Gaza War, Massive Crowds Shut down Tel Aviv, Storm TV Station, Call for General Strike

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rubaie Sawaid, writing for the Israeli newspaper Arab 48, reports that on Saturday enormous crowds demonstrated in Israel against the […]

Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

Israel Secretly Recruited Iranian Dissidents to Attack Their Country From Within

08/10/2025 By ProPublica

How Israel’s Self-Image changed from Self-Reliance to Aggressive Militarism

How Israel’s Self-Image changed from Self-Reliance to Aggressive Militarism

08/10/2025 By The Conversation

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As Biden sends more Troops to Eastern Europe, how do US Commitments now Compare to those of the Cold War?

As Biden sends more Troops to Eastern Europe, how do US Commitments now Compare to those of the Cold War?

By Christoph Bluth, University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – US president Joe Biden is beefing up the US military presence in eastern Europe […]

The Conversation

Feminism
How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

How to get involved in the Mass Mobilizations erupting after Roe Overturned

Zane McNeill | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – On Friday, the Supreme Court officially overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling which ensured […]

Waging Nonviolence

Donald Trump
How the Trump Supreme Court became King George III, Depriving us of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

How the Trump Supreme Court became King George III, Depriving us of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Declaration of independence begins with the famous words, crafted by Thomas Jefferson: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Robert Reich: Bans on Abortion, Birth Control, and same-sex Marriage are at Stake

Robert Reich: Bans on Abortion, Birth Control, and same-sex Marriage are at Stake

By Robert Reich | – (Minnesota Reformer) – Overturning Roe v. Wade is extreme, but what’s just as alarming is the logic Justice Samuel Alito […]

Minnesota Reformer

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Iran: Rights Defenders Sentenced for Questioning Covid Policies:  Arbitrary Arrest and Unfair Prosecution

Iran: Rights Defenders Sentenced for Questioning Covid Policies: Arbitrary Arrest and Unfair Prosecution

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities sentenced five prominent human rights defenders to prison on June 19, 2022, for attempting to file a […]

Human Rights Watch

Culture
Why MCU's Ms. Marvel matters so much to Muslim, South Asian Fans

Why MCU’s Ms. Marvel matters so much to Muslim, South Asian Fans

By Safiyya Hosein, Toronto Metropolitan University | – (The Conversation) – The Disney+ TV show featuring Ms. Marvel, also known as Kamala Khan — the […]

The Conversation

Archaeology
Does Megadrought of the 500s in Yemen help Explain the Rise of Islam?

Does Megadrought of the 500s in Yemen help Explain the Rise of Islam?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new article in the journal Science gives evidence for a prolonged dry spell in the kingdom of Himyar (which […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
European Union Ministers Agree on Climate Bills, the De Facto End of Gasoline Cars by 2035

European Union Ministers Agree on Climate Bills, the De Facto End of Gasoline Cars by 2035

By Kerstine Appunn | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – EU member states have approved the end of fossil fuelled passenger cars in 2035 and […]

Kerstine Appunn

Feminism
‘We are Ready to receive You’: Blue States prepare for Influx of Patients seeking Abortion Care

‘We are Ready to receive You’: Blue States prepare for Influx of Patients seeking Abortion Care

By Cami Parrish | – ( Cronkite New ) – PHOENIX – Health care clinics in states including California, New Mexico, Colorado and Washington are […]

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As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility

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