Informed Comment daily updates (10/21/2023)

 

Juan Cole – 3 Possible Futures for Palestinians: One-State Solution, Continued Apartheid or Ethnic Cleansing (Again) Interview by Nedžla Kurtćehajić of Juan Cole for FACE TV (Sarajevo, Bosnia) | While in Sarajevo last week I did a television interview on issues in Islamophobia, Islamic History, and the Israel-Hamas conflict. Here it is: Article continues after bonus IC video FACE TV (Sarajevo): Juan Cole on War and Islamophobia

Hamas: A 2023 Counterfactual   Detailed Political Quizzes Because facts matter Hamas’s horrific October 7 terrorism should not be justified by any serious person. I have nothing to add to the intelligent writings of Professor Juan Cole on this matter. (For an illustrative example, please refer to Prof. Cole’s article dated October 16, 2023, available at:https://www.juancole.com/2023/10/dangerous-islamic-massacres.html) However, a worthwhile […]

A Reflexive Act of Military Revenge Burdened the US – and May do the Same for Israel By Peter Mansoor, The Ohio State University | – In the wake of the shocking invasion of southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas. “We are fighting a cruel enemy, worse than ISIS,” Netanyahu proclaimed four days after the invasion, comparing Hamas with the […]

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