Informed Comment Homepage

Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion

Header Right

  • Featured
  • US politics
  • Middle East
  • Environment
  • US Foreign Policy
  • Energy
  • Economy
  • Politics
  • About
  • Archives
  • Submissions

© 2025 Informed Comment

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Main Content

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

More Stories

Feminism
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women's rights – even before she went on the Supreme Court

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped shape the modern era of women’s rights – even before she went on the Supreme Court

By Jonathan Entin | – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, the Supreme Court announced. Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement that […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Thousands of Palestinian homes face demolition as Israel refuses building permits

Thousands of Palestinian homes face demolition as Israel refuses building permits

By Belal Yasin | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – In the early 1990s, Wael Al-Tahan submitted an application to the Israeli authorities for […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Trump Knew COVID-19 Could Kill. He Just Didn’t Care

Trump Knew COVID-19 Could Kill. He Just Didn’t Care

By Mitchell Zimmerman | – (Otherwords.org) – “Captain,” said the first mate, “we just crashed into an iceberg — the hull’s been breached!” “An iceberg. […]

OtherWords

African-Americans
Trump doesn't Understand History any more than he Understands Epidemics

Trump doesn’t Understand History any more than he Understands Epidemics

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump has a long history of proclaiming that he understands things better than the people who are experts in those […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians denounce "Abraham" agreement as "normalization of Apartheid"

Palestinians denounce “Abraham” agreement as “normalization of Apartheid”

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment) – The normalization deal between UAE, Bahrain and Israel came as a culmination of years of talks. Regardless of the […]

Mohammed Samaana

Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency feedback Loop: Trees are growing faster, dying younger – and will soon store less carbon

Climate Emergency feedback Loop: Trees are growing faster, dying younger – and will soon store less carbon

By Roel Brienen and Emanuel Gloor | – As the world warms and the atmosphere becomes increasingly fertilised with carbon dioxide, trees are growing ever […]

The Conversation

African-Americans
Taking the Next Knee: Is this Athletic Revolt For Real and Is It a Danger to Donald Trump?

Taking the Next Knee: Is this Athletic Revolt For Real and Is It a Danger to Donald Trump?

By Robert Lipsyte | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Last year, when LeBron James described some of President Trump’s public statements as “laughable and scary,” […]

Tomdispatch

Crime
Wagging the Dog: As Trump and Iran square off on Venezuela Oil Shipments, will US Go full Pirate of the Gulf?

Wagging the Dog: As Trump and Iran square off on Venezuela Oil Shipments, will US Go full Pirate of the Gulf?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trita Parsi writing at Responsible Statecraft wonders if the Trump administration is planning to widen its piracy against Iranian vessels […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
The Pandemic and Oil

The Pandemic and Oil

Foreign Policy in Focus) – With oil prices down and wealthy countries bungling COVID-19, the pandemic has exposed the weaknesses that wealth papers over. During […]

Conn M. Hallinan

  • « Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • …
  • Page 735
  • Page 736
  • Page 737
  • Page 738
  • Page 739
  • …
  • Page 3029
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Latest

Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Binoy Kampmark

Corporate Surveillance

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Global Voices

Featured

Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Popular

  • Riyadh-Islamabad "Islamic NATO" to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates: If Democrats can't draw the Line at Genocide, they can't Draw the Line at Democracy
  • Stephen Colbert: "We are all Jimmy Kimmel"
  • Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
  • 76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Sign up for our newsletter

Informed Comment © 2025 All Rights Reserved