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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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Climate Change is making Plants less Nutritious − that could already be hurting Animals that are Grazers

Climate Change is making Plants less Nutritious − that could already be hurting Animals that are Grazers

By Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution (The Conversation) -More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. […]

The Conversation

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2024 Word of the Year:  Genocide (as in, Gaza)

2024 Word of the Year: Genocide (as in, Gaza)

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The word of the year was certainly “genocide.” It was alleged of Israel’s Gaza campaign by South Africa in a […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
What is the Drug Captagon and how is it Linked to Syria’s Fallen Assad Regime?

What is the Drug Captagon and how is it Linked to Syria’s Fallen Assad Regime?

By Nicole Lee, Curtin University (The Conversation) – After the fall of the al-Assad regime in Syria, large stockpiles of the illicit drug captagon have […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
The War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image

The War on Gaza Crystalizes Israel’s Image

( Russia in Global Affairs ) – Modern Israel attracts much attention from analysts and the public but our ability to understand it is hindered […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Climate Crisis
Egypt opens 500 MW Solar Plant, Plans Factory with Sweden to Manufacture Photovoltaic Panels

Egypt opens 500 MW Solar Plant, Plans Factory with Sweden to Manufacture Photovoltaic Panels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egypt is perfect for solar power, even though the country has not implemented much of it yet. The Egyptians had […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Fourth Baby Freezes to Death in Gaza amid Israel’s Genocidal War

Fourth Baby Freezes to Death in Gaza amid Israel’s Genocidal War

( Middle East Monitor ) – Another baby in Gaza has died from the severe cold today, becoming the fourth infant fatality linked to freezing […]

Middle East Monitor

Jewish History
What Hannukah Teaches us about Violence and Peace

What Hannukah Teaches us about Violence and Peace

( The Times of israel ) – Biblical accounts teem with violent episodes. Just a few days ago, we read in the synagogue the story […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

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Israel Brings its Doctrine of Total War to Yemen

Israel Brings its Doctrine of Total War to Yemen

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli Air Force on Thursday extended its total war on its neighbors to Yemen for a fourth time. The […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and unanswered Questions

A Palestinian Year in Review: Genocide, Resistance and unanswered Questions

( Middle East Monitor ) – The story of the Israeli war on Gaza can be epitomized in the story of the Israeli war on […]

Ramzy Baroud

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