Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]
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Conservative hard-liner poised to be Iran’s next president – what that means for the West and the nuclear deal
By Nader Habibi | – ( The Conversation ) | – Iran’s conservative rulers’ effort to orchestrate the outcome of the June 18 presidential election […]
5 ways to push antisemites and the Alt-Right out of the Palestinian solidarity movement
By Shane Burley | – With support for Palestinian freedom hitting a new level, intentional strategies are needed to stop white nationalists looking to hijack […]
The other Big Lie undermining Democracy: Why our Recent Wars Began, and how Badly they were Bungled
( Tomdispatch.com) – Americans may already be lying themselves out of what little remains of their democracy. The big lie uniting and motivating today’s Republicans […]
Not only Should Congress repeal 2002 Authorization for use of Force in Iraq, it should Apologize for that Pack of Lies
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Jacob Pramuk at CNBC reports that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the Biden White House are backing an attempt […]
Is Putin’s Positive View of the Biden Summit a sign he is Souring on his China Alliance?
Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) – The results of the historic summit between the US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, held […]
How Israel’s missing constitution deepens divisions between Jews and with Arabs
By Brendan Szendro | – Renewed fighting has erupted again between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, endangering a ceasefire instituted after an 11-day war […]
How Israel’s Extremist-Right Flag March helped Mobilize Young Palestinians for Resistance to Apartheid Rule
By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Ultranationalist, right-wing Israeli settlers carried out their “Flag March” in Jerusalem yesterday. Due to […]
From Dentist to Israeli Kingmaker: Mansour Abbas Isn’t The Champion Palestinians Need
Perth, Australia (- Special to Informed Comment) – “We will reclaim the lands that were expropriated from our people,” said Dr. Mansour Abbas, 47, in […]
In Challenge to New Gov’t, Far Right Israeli Extremists Chant “Death to Arabs” in Provocative March through Palestinian East Jerusalem
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dia Hajj Yahya writes at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 that because of extreme right Israeli squatters’ deliberately provocative march […]