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Iran’s Strikes on Israel have set Conflict in the Middle East Spiraling, in rising Security Threat
By Javed Ali, University of Michigan | – (The Conversation) – Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Oct. 1, 2024, amplifying […]
“What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief
By Helen Benedict ( Tomdispatch.com ) – With the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel approaching, the death toll in Gaza climbing to […]
Vice-Presidential Debate: A Successful Governor takes on a Firehose of Hate and Falsehoods
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As a Southern man of letters, I’ve learned a lot from Tennessee Williams’ plays and films. Watching […]
Why Tehran chose to attack Israel
( The National ) – Iran is the first Middle Eastern state in the 21st century to strike Israel directly, having fired a massive salvo […]
Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran
( Code Pink ) – On October 1, Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s recent assassinations of leaders of its Revolutionary […]
Türkiye’s Hezbollah Dilemma
Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As the conflict in Lebanon intensifies, Türkiye finds itself walking a diplomatic tightrope. While it has openly condemned […]
Will the Forever Wars Ever End? The War on Terror 23 Years Later
( Tomdispatch.com ) – September marked the 23rd anniversary of al-Qaeda’s 2001 attacks on the United States, which left nearly 3,000 people dead. For the […]
Protesting Wake Forest University’s Cancellation of a Lecture by Professor Rabab Abdelhadi
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Dear President Wente and Provost Gillespie: We write on behalf of the Middle […]
American Women vs. Maga Men: The 2024 Election is a Gender Battle where Abortion Rights are the Flashpoint
Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – American women reject Trump. From his criminalizing of abortion to the ridiculing of unmarried women, from his predatory […]
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