Middle East

South Africa’s Massive New Genocide case against Israel at ICJ: “The Problem is, We have too Much Evidence”

by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – The timing, as with so much in the ongoing wars in Gaza and Lebanon, was most appropriate. The Israeli Knesset had signalled its intent on crippling and banishing the sole agency of humanitarian worth for Palestinian welfare by passing laws criminalising its operations by 92 […]

Democracy

No Extermination without Representation: Election 2024

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On Tuesday, the American people go to the polls in one of the most consequential elections for the United States and the world. Normally, outsiders should not interfere in other countries’ elections, although the United States has a habit of interfering in other countries’ elections, often overtly and […]

Israel/ Palestine

CNN Finally Covered the Gaza Genocide – from the Point of View of Israeli Troops with PTSD

Ramona Wadi

( Middle East Monitor ) – When Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza in which it has killed at least 43,000 Palestinians, and displaced the entire population, CNN’s way of showing some humanity in the face of such violence was to focus on the trauma of those responsible for the killing and maiming. The […]

Israel/ Palestine

Gaza: Yes, the UN can suspend Israel over its Treatment of Palestinians

The Conversation

By Aidan Hehir, University of Westminster | – (The Conversation) – “Where is the UN?” is a question that has often been asked since the start of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. As the death toll rises and the conflict spreads, the UN appears woefully unable to fulfil its mandate to save humanity “from the […]

Democratic Party

As UN warns entire Population of Gaza is at Risk of Death, Bill Clinton says he’s not keeping Score

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Bill Clinton is a Rhodes scholar and a voracious reader. He is not a stupid man. He is, however, morally stupid. I’m not referring to his personal life but to his remarks on Israel’s behavior in its total war on little Gaza. Clinton came to Michigan and said, “I understand […]

Israel/ Palestine

Reimagining Palestine after One Year of Genocide

Yara Hawari

( Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network ) – After a year of enduring relentless violence and devastation, Palestinians stand at a pivotal moment. This commentary reflects on the immense losses for the Palestinian people since October 2023 and the emerging opportunities to work towards a future free of settler colonial oppression. It argues that now […]

Israel/ Palestine

Gaza: The United Nations warns that extreme Hunger threatens to engulf an entire Population

The Conversation

By Clare Dix, University of the Sunshine Coast and Helen Truby, The University of Queensland | – The risk of famine looms in Gaza. International monitors warn more than 90% of the population face acute food insecurity, meaning their inability to eat enough food puts them in immediate danger of starvation. The number experiencing “catastrophic” […]

Featured

Will Türkiye Stay Committed to the Kurdish Peace Process?

Volkan Isbasaran

(Istanbul: Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – On October 22, Devlet Bahçeli, the leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, made an unexpected statement suggesting that Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), could be allowed to speak in the Parliament if […]

Israel/ Palestine

Israel’s Extremists Plan for the Day after the Genocide: “Gaza is Ours, Forever.”

Ramzy Baroud

( Middle East Monitor ) – Under the slogan ‘Gaza is Ours, Forever’, a large number of Israeli extremists and right-wing politicians met in the settlement of Be’eri, near the Gaza border region, on 20-21 October. The group represented the who’s who in the Israeli right, far right and ultranationalists. They included Israeli Ministers, Itamar […]