Trump nevertheless proclaimed his friendship for Bin Salman and praised him for having pledged $600 billion in Saudi investments in the United States over four years.
UNICEF is complaining that Israeli authorities are blocking importation of these two essential items, since they consider them “dual use,” with military purposes.
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The persistent myth-making of Israelis about history has become a geopolitical danger, no less than the myth-making of Christian…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian landed himself in hot water on November 6 by broaching the possibility of having to…
Türkiye is eager to get the international Muslim peacekeepers on the ground as soon as possible in order to forestall Israel from continuing to occupy Gaza.
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign ad in quite passable colloquial Arabic for the some 180,000 Arab residents…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Erik Uebelacker at Courthouse News Service reports that a three-judge appeals panel of the US Court of Appeals, First…
“As an occupying Power, Israel is obliged to ensure the basic needs of the local population, including the supplies essential for their survival. Obligations to this effect are set out…
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on the basis of a direct…
The ceasefire was expected to go immediately into effect, with the Israeli military beginning its withdrawal from Gaza, to be followed by the exchange of hostages between Hamas and Israel…
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The E3 — France, Britain and Germany — successfully led a bid at the UN Security Council Friday to…
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even the tiniest detail is litigated in newspaper headlines when it comes to the Israeli government. Many news outlets reported that “some” or “dozens” of…
“The government of Spain requires that international law be observed and that the right of our citizens to navigate the Mediterranean in conditions of security be respected."
Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in Return for an Unlikely $1 Trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Trump nevertheless proclaimed his friendship for Bin Salman and praised him for having pledged $600 billion in Saudi investments in the United States over four years.
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Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza
UNICEF is complaining that Israeli authorities are blocking importation of these two essential items, since they consider them “dual use,” with military purposes.
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No, Ancient Hebrew Slaves Didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The persistent myth-making of Israelis about history has become a geopolitical danger, no less than the myth-making of Christian…
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Will Climate Change force Tehran to Evacuate?
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian landed himself in hot water on November 6 by broaching the possibility of having to…
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Conflicting Visions of an International Force for Gaza in Istanbul and Washington
Türkiye is eager to get the international Muslim peacekeepers on the ground as soon as possible in order to forestall Israel from continuing to occupy Gaza.
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When Zohran Mamdani Campaigned In Arabic, He Was Speaking an Old American Language
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani made a campaign ad in quite passable colloquial Arabic for the some 180,000 Arab residents…
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First Circuit Judges Strike Down Israel Lobby Suit Against MIT for Permitting Gaza Protests
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Erik Uebelacker at Courthouse News Service reports that a three-judge appeals panel of the US Court of Appeals, First…
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Int’l Court of Justice Finds Israelis Broke Law by Starving Palestinians of Gaza
“As an occupying Power, Israel is obliged to ensure the basic needs of the local population, including the supplies essential for their survival. Obligations to this effect are set out…
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A Huge Airbase with a Small Country Attached to It
Israel and Bomber Harris’s Ghost.
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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results Look Alarmingly Like Iraq 2005, Which Produced a Civil War
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on the basis of a direct…
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Israeli Government Votes to Implement Trump Peace Plan for Gaza as Hamas Pledges to Uphold It
The ceasefire was expected to go immediately into effect, with the Israeli military beginning its withdrawal from Gaza, to be followed by the exchange of hostages between Hamas and Israel…
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Do UN ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Really Matter to the Iranian Economy and Its Nuclear Program?
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The E3 — France, Britain and Germany — successfully led a bid at the UN Security Council Friday to…
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Israel’s Netanyahu addresses Empty UN Chamber with Genocidal Claims after Mass Walkout
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even the tiniest detail is litigated in newspaper headlines when it comes to the Israeli government. Many news outlets reported that “some” or “dozens” of…
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Israel’s Netanyahu Addresses Empty UN Chamber With Genocidal Claims After Mass Walkout
The truth is, almost everyone left, so that Netanyahu addressed mostly empty chairs.
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In Move That Could Bring In NATO, Spain Joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
“The government of Spain requires that international law be observed and that the right of our citizens to navigate the Mediterranean in conditions of security be respected."
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