Middle East

By Leonie Fleischmann, City, University of London | – (The Conversation) – As the war in Gaza rages on, the situation in the West Bank has deteriorated. On August 28, Israeli forces began carrying out raids on the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm in the north of the territory, as well as the Al-Far’a refugee […]

Dissent

Why Biden must cut Netanyahu off: His Policies are Destroying Gaza, Killing Hostages, and Widening the War to the West Bank

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – With the enormous weekend demonstrations in Israel, and Monday’s general strike called for by the Histadrut, the massive collective of trade unions in Israel; the pressure for PM Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu to resign is dramatically escalating. By demanding that Bibi negotiate a deal to release the remaining […]

Children

Thousands of Palestinian Children in Gaza are the Principal Victims of Israel’s Genocide

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli war on Gaza is a war on Palestinian children. This was as true on 7 October as it is today. On 17 August, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a seven-day ceasefire to allow children in Gaza to be vaccinated against polio. “I am appealing to all […]

Health Care

Ceasefire Needed: Israel still Bombing areas where Health workers are vaccinating Children for Polio for Part of Each Day

The Conversation

By Sarah Schiffling, Hanken School of Economics and Liz Breen University of Bradford | – (The Conversation) – A large polio vaccination campaign started in war-torn Gaza on Sunday, September 1. The initiative, which is being led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to reach over 640,000 children under the age of ten. To […]

Featured

Massive Demonstrations, National Strike in Israel as Crowds blame PM Netanyahu for deaths of Hostages

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that tens of thousands of Israelis participated on Sunday evening in massive demonstrations unprecedented since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack, especially in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. They were demanding a deal of the exchange of hostages that would lead to […]

Health Care

200 UN Teams Begin Drive to immunize 600K Palestinian Children in Gaza, Warn that Ceasefire is Essential

Juan Cole

UN News reports that the initial stage of a UN-led polio immunization initiative commenced Sunday in the central regions of Gaza. The undertaking aims to vaccinate 600,000 youngsters in the upcoming days. To curb the polio outbreak in Gaza and avert an international spread of the virus, health workers need to immunize at least 90 […]

Iran

Is Iran’s anti-Israel and -American Rhetoric all Bark and no Bite?

Shahram Akbarzadeh

(The Conversation) – On August 27, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, told the newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, and his cabinet that talking to the enemy may be useful. In a thinly veiled reference to Iran’s engagement with the international community – and specifically the United States – Khamenei […]

Featured

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Recovering Hostages not a Priority, Occupies Philadelphi Corridor Instead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bilal Daher of the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports on Thursday evening’s knock-down, drag-out fight between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant at the cabinet meeting, which ended in a vehement shouting match. The heated discussion was leaked to an Israeli television news channel. Some […]