Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]
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Israeli Army Accused Palestinians of self-arson, Then Video emerged of Israelis setting Fires
Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has released a video showing illegal Israeli settlers setting fire to fields in the occupied West Bank, contradicting the Israeli […]
B-52s over Iran? Our Nation’s Past Trauma from “Carpet Bombing”
By James Carroll | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Earlier this month, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group — the massive aircraft carrier itself with its […]
If Trump really only wants ‘No Iranian Nukes,’ then he should just rejoin the Nuclear Deal
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump said in Japan that he is not looking for regime change in Iran. Trump said at a news conference […]
Why Young Jews are Detouring from Israel to Palestine
By Lornet Turnbull | – (Yes! Magazine ) – Some are using Birthright trips to draw attention to the Israeli occupation, its policy of oppression, […]
Veiling and Revolutions: From Algeria to Sudan
By Ouissal Harize | – (OpenDemcocracy) – With women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be […]
How the New ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a Century of Orientalist Hollywood Stereotyping
By Evelyn Alsultany |- Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping. In the live-action ‘Aladdin,’ […]
Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Memorial Day should be rethought, as a day to mourn the death and destruction caused by war. Trump is using […]
US Army Tweeted ‘How has Serving Impacted You?’ It didn’t Go Well.
Tweet Inadvertently Triggers Responses Revealing ‘Real, Painful, and Horrifying Human Costs of War’
Would Israelis & Saudis be Targets in any Trump-Iran Conflict?
By Maysam Behravesh | @behmash | – Although neither the United States nor Iran want war, tensions and along with them the likelihood of conflict-triggering […]