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…
Juan Cole: Iran Seeks China’s Help to Install New Solar Capacity In “4th Industrial Revolution”
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – With the prospect of new Iranian nuclear power plants looking dim after Israeli and American bombing of its civilian…
Juan Cole: Genocide Scholars: Israel is Committing a Genocide in Gaza, and we Should Know
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On the last day of August, 2025, the International Association of Genocide Scholars, a scholarly body with more than…
Juan Cole: Türkiye Bans Israeli Ships, Goods At Its Ports, Halts Cargo Overflights, Declares Gaza a Genocide
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that his country would completely cut economic relations with Israel, blocking Israeli ships…
Russia, China, Reject Attempt of E3 To Reimpose Sanctions on Iran Over Nuclear Program
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described the actions of the three European countries in this regard as “unjustified, illegal and lacking in any legal basis.”