For 25 years, Israel’s Gaza policies have been motivated not just by security concerns, but by efforts to exploit the Palestinians’ energy reserves. With the […]
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The Point of no Return: Why Accountability in Gaza is a global Imperative
( Middle East Monitor ) – Every day brings new indictments for Israel. The early accusations of genocide by South Africa are now quickly becoming […]
The Death of Civil Rights in the Age of Trump
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Warning: dangers in the mirror are often closer than they may appear. In other words, the next few paragraphs may seem […]
In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]
Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?
By Amin Saikal, The University of Western Australia, Victoria University, Australian National University (The Conversation) – Much of the world is focused on a two-state […]
Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America
( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Jesters once had considerably more leeway than the average person to make fun of the king. If otherwise […]
Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]
An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity
( Tomdispatch.com ) – The truck wheel’s inner tube was right in front of me, no longer half-submerged in the pond’s late summer muck. After […]
Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans
Middle East Studies Association MESA Joint Statement of the Board, Task Force on Civil and Human Rights and Committee on Academic Freedom concerning 2025 Travel […]
Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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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