Israel/ Palestine

Nandini Naira Archer ( OpenDemocracy.net ) On the year anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attacks and the start of the devastating war on Gaza that’s killed more than 15,000 Palestinian children, there appears no end in sight. If anything, this month it’s escalated further with violence spreading to Iran, Lebanon and Jordan. All-out war […]

Israel/ Palestine

What the Messianic Hardliners in Netanyahu’s Government want from the War

The Conversation

By Paul Rogers, University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – Much recent media focus has rightly been on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, where Hamas assailants murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals and abducted a further 251. Coverage has also centred on Israel’s expanding ground operation in Lebanon, which follows an […]

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“Greater Israel:” Cabinet Minister Plots Seizure of Territory from 6 Neighbors, including Lebanon

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday that Israel has no designs on Turkey, denying charges by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that “the Israeli government, which has gone mad in the Holy Land, will possibly target our homeland with its religious fanaticism after Palestine and Lebanon.” Unfortunately for Herzog, on the […]

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“A Direct Death Sentence” – Israel seeks to Expel 400K Palestinians from N. Gaza, and to Empty its Hospitals

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a further crime against humanity, Israeli authorities are now attempting to complete the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza, where 400,000 Palestinians are still residing, despite earlier Israeli efforts to force them out. The Norwegian Refugee Council said that Israeli occupation officials instructed residents to escape via perilous paths to […]

Israel/ Palestine

The Gaza War and the Jordanian Dilemma

Middle East Monitor

by Marwan Muasher A whole year has passed since the Israeli war on Gaza, during which Israel has crossed all humanitarian, political and military lines. It does not seem that the Israeli Prime Minister has any clear strategy other than remaining in power for as long as possible. After Israel assassinated Hezbollah Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, […]

History

Israel’s Destruction of Gaza Heritage Sites aims to erase — and replace — Palestine’s History

The Conversation

By Pilar Montero Vilar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid | – (The Conversation) – In 2016, British photographer James Morris published Time and Remains of Palestine. The images in this book bear witness to an absence of architectural monuments, and to the invisible moments of history buried in the rubble and wastelands of Palestine. Situated at […]

Constitution

“A Bad” effing “guy!” – Biden cursed out Netanyahu but then let him do as he pleased – Hamlet on the Potomac

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Joe Biden has many achievements as a domestic president, including the biggest investment ever made in green energy and fighting climate change. Whatever one thinks of how he has handled the Ukraine crisis, he certainly has been decisive and has galvanized allies to act alongside him. But on the Middle […]

Israel/ Palestine

War Trauma for the Generations: 1 in 43 Palestinians has lost a Child and 1 in 59 Palestinians has lost a Parent

The Conversation

By Diego Alburez-Gutierrez, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and Enrique Acosta, Autonomous University of Barcelona | – The hardship of war does not end when the shooting stops, as every wartime death leaves behind family members whose struggle will go on for decades, if not generations. Millions of these bereaved survivors have lost their […]

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The Gaza Crisis and the End of Human Rights: The Failure of International Law

Hilal Cibik

Exeter (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As the Israeli attacks against Gaza have continued to rage, now spilling into Lebanon, a year of unspeakable violence has raised persistent questions about the efficacy of international law and global governance. Israel’s ongoing military actions in Palestine and the devastating toll on civilian lives. In the face […]