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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
A Huge Airbase with a Small Country Attached to It
Israel and Bomber Harris’s Ghost.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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."
76 Years After Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK To Recognize Palestine
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state…
Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That…