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Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities
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Gaza’s “Walking Corpses:” Jewish Law does not Permit ignoring Atrocities

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Jewish law does not permit us to look away when atrocities are being committed. It is […]

The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response

The quiet War: What’s fueling Israel’s Surge of settler Violence – and the Lack of State Response

08/01/2025 By The Conversation

The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America

The “D” in Donald is for “Decline” — of America

08/01/2025 By Tom Engelhardt

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Palestinian Lives Matter: Huge Jewish-Arab Rally in Tel Aviv Decries Netanyahu's plan to Annex 1/3 of West Bank

Palestinian Lives Matter: Huge Jewish-Arab Rally in Tel Aviv Decries Netanyahu’s plan to Annex 1/3 of West Bank

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Arab48 reports that some 6,000 Israelis gathered in Rabin Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest the Netanyahu government’s […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
How Trump's US and the International Community are Complicit in Israeli Apartheid

How Trump’s US and the International Community are Complicit in Israeli Apartheid

By Ramona Wadi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – For several years, the call for a one-state solution has been part of the […]

Ramona Wadi

African-Americans
Are White Supremacists Coming out for the Protests in Hopes of Provoking a Race War?

Are White Supremacists Coming out for the Protests in Hopes of Provoking a Race War?

By Matthew Valasik and Shannon Reid | – As protests about police violence among black people continue and become more widespread across the U.S., certain […]

The Conversation

Christianity
I’m Outraged By Trump’s Church Photo-Op: A Nun Speaks Out

I’m Outraged By Trump’s Church Photo-Op: A Nun Speaks Out

By Sister Karen M. Donahue | – (Otherwords.org) – As a Catholic sister, I think Trump should read his Bible, not pose with it. By […]

OtherWords

Democracy
George Floyd and Mohamed Bouazizi:  What Americans can Learn from Tunisia's Arab Spring

George Floyd and Mohamed Bouazizi: What Americans can Learn from Tunisia’s Arab Spring

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In mid-December, 2010 in the small Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, a small drama unfolded that would change the world, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
The rest of the world sees uprisings, not riots, in Trump’s US

The rest of the world sees uprisings, not riots, in Trump’s US

(48hills.org) – One of Germany’s largest dailies ran the headline “This killer cop set America ablaze,” with a photo of the Minneapolis police officer who […]

Reese Erlich

Authoritarianism
Trump's use of religion follows playbook of authoritarian-leaning leaders the world over

Trump’s use of religion follows playbook of authoritarian-leaning leaders the world over

By Laura R. Olson | – It was a striking moment: Donald Trump, Bible in hand, posing for photos in an apparent moment of political […]

The Conversation

Dissent
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic

by Lisa Song (ProPublica) – When Amira Chowdhury joined a protest in Philadelphia against police violence on Monday, she wore a mask to protect herself […]

ProPublica

African-Americans
Remembering Big Floyd the Artist and Dreams of Transcendence, Dreams of Breathing Free

Remembering Big Floyd the Artist and Dreams of Transcendence, Dreams of Breathing Free

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – George “Perry” Floyd had the misfortune to become a symbol when he was killed by a Minnesota policeman after having […]

Juan Cole

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