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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State
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Netanyahu Says he’s making Israel a “Sparta:” He means a global Pariah State

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to position Israel as the modern day Sparta, and to sell […]

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

Israel’s Gaza City Invasion: Forced Migration and Hospitals Besieged and Bombed

09/23/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State  – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

UK, France and other Western Nations recognize Palestinian State – but symbolic Action won’t make Statehood happen

09/23/2025 By The Conversation

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The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire

The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire

Review of “The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire” by Stephen Kinzer By the final decade of the 19th […]

H. Patricia Hynes

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"Hypocritical Clergymen"- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires

“Hypocritical Clergymen”- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rant against Iran on Sunday accused the leadership of that country of hoarding the country’s wealth, behaving like a mafia, […]

Juan Cole

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“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

Washington (AFP) – Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump and Iran — the US president’s raw tweet threatening Tehran was met Monday with a similarly […]

Jerome Cartillier

Israel/ Palestine
The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians

The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded that Israel either give more than 400 detained Palestinian children their […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Tightens Control of Palestinian E Jerusalem, with Trump's Blessing

Israel Tightens Control of Palestinian E Jerusalem, with Trump’s Blessing

(OpenDemocracy.net) – After Trump’s decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, Israel has gained its ally’s backing to go even further in its control […]

Ali Ghaith

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As UK hits 50% Renewables some Days, will a Huge new Solar Farm Change Everything?

As UK hits 50% Renewables some Days, will a Huge new Solar Farm Change Everything?

By Alastair Buckley | – Sheffield (The Conversation) – The largest solar power plant ever proposed in the UK will be reviewed by the secretary […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump and Iran’s Rouhani Threaten each other with the Mother of all Wars

Trump and Iran’s Rouhani Threaten each other with the Mother of all Wars

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In remarks Saturday to the Iranian foreign policy establishment in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani gave some warnings to Donald Trump. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel: Thousands Rally against Discrimination toward Gays

Israel: Thousands Rally against Discrimination toward Gays

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israelis demonstrated and held a one-day strike on Sunday to protest a law denying surrogacy to gay couples, with thousands attending […]

Andrea Bernardi

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Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?

Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?

Washington, D.C. (Tomdispatch.com) – As presidencies approach their midpoints, pundits begin the inevitable search for that elusive creature: the doctrine. It’s often a quixotic quest, […]

John Feffer

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