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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Rally against Military Conscription, with one Killed after they attack Bus
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Rally against Military Conscription, with one Killed after they attack Bus

Juan Cole

An Israeli police statement blamed the demonstrators, saying that they had disturbed the peace, closed off streets, damaged buses

With Maduro Abduction, the US Addiction to Regime Change is now farcical

With Maduro Abduction, the US Addiction to Regime Change is now farcical

01/07/2026 By Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Trump’s War on Women: Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk

Trump’s War on Women: Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk

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Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Book Author(s): G. Eric and Edith Matson Published Date: 2023 Publisher: Karama Paperback: 215 pages ISBN-13: 9798885892421 by Jamal Kanj ( Middle East Monitor ) […]

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Donald Trump
Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile Takeover could end Government as we know it

Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile Takeover could end Government as we know it

By Allison Stanger, Middlebury (The Conversation) – Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on […]

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The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel

The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel

Bloomington, In. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A dozen years ago I visited Israel on a two-week trip as a guest of an American […]

John Walbridge

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: We Analyzed a Year of Satellite Images to Map the Scale of Agricultural Destruction

Gaza: We Analyzed a Year of Satellite Images to Map the Scale of Agricultural Destruction

By Lina Eklund, Lund University; He Yin, Kent State University , and Jamon Van Den Hoek, Oregon State University (The Conversation) – The ceasefire agreed […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
The art of the Steal: Lawless sheriff Trump goes Rogue in Gaza

The art of the Steal: Lawless sheriff Trump goes Rogue in Gaza

Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into a resort tests public tolerance for illegal and immoral actions, part of a wider pattern of US imperialism, says […]

Yoav Litvin

China
China dominates Middle East Solar Sector as Trump hobbles Renewables in US

China dominates Middle East Solar Sector as Trump hobbles Renewables in US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chinese firms dominate the manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels, accounting for 80% of the global market (along with most elements […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump’s offshore Wind Energy Freeze: What States lose if the Executive Order remains in Place

Trump’s offshore Wind Energy Freeze: What States lose if the Executive Order remains in Place

By Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University (The Conversation) – A single wind turbine spinning off the U.S. Northeast coast today can power thousands of homes – […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Facing the Rise of Fascism Like Fools for Freedom

Facing the Rise of Fascism Like Fools for Freedom

( Tomdispatch.com ) – This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We’ve been meeting every six weeks or […]

Rebecca Gordon

Cold War
Trump, an American Stalin?  Massive Population Transfers were a Feature of Communist Dictatorship

Trump, an American Stalin? Massive Population Transfers were a Feature of Communist Dictatorship

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s proposal to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its 2.3 million Palestinians constitutes a profound reversal of post-1945 U.S. norms, which […]

Juan Cole

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