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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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Israel/ Palestine
Critics: Death of Democracy in Israel

Critics: Death of Democracy in Israel

Israel’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people

Jean-Luc Renaudie

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Surprise!  On how Muhammad never preached “Jihad”

Surprise! On how Muhammad never preached “Jihad”

There is no ‘holy war’ in the Qur’an and ‘jihad’ means trying to be a good person

Juan Cole

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With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy

With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy

The Israeli parliament or Knesset has passed a law openly declaring Palestinians to be second-class citizens

Juan Cole

Buddhism
Army of Buddhist Burma made ‘Systematic’ Crackdown Plan for Muslim Rohingyas

Army of Buddhist Burma made ‘Systematic’ Crackdown Plan for Muslim Rohingyas

‘Fortify Rights’ conducted months of study in Myanmar and Bangladesh

AFP

Syria
Syria Rebels Surrender Zone Bordering Israeli-Occupied Golan

Syria Rebels Surrender Zone Bordering Israeli-Occupied Golan

Syrian rebels have agreed to surrender a sensitive area bordering the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

Rouba El Husseini

Donald Trump
US Gen. Denies Change in US Syria Policy despite post-Summit Russian Announcement

US Gen. Denies Change in US Syria Policy despite post-Summit Russian Announcement

The top commander overseeing US military involvement in Syria said Thursday he’d received no new instructions to work with Russians since Helsinki

AFP

Donald Trump
US War on the Weak: Trump in Mideast helps Crush Palestinians, Yemenis

US War on the Weak: Trump in Mideast helps Crush Palestinians, Yemenis

In the Trump era, Washington’s alliance with Israel has only grown tighter

Rebecca Gordon

Donald Trump
Benedict Trump

Benedict Trump

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Donald Trump to let Russian security forces interrogate former US ambassador in Moscow

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
11 Years of Blockade: How Despair Has Made Gaza Unlivable

11 Years of Blockade: How Despair Has Made Gaza Unlivable

The most devastating effect of Israel’s crimes is a generation of isolated men and women who can find no hope in the future

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