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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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Under Trump, Arctic Refuge to be Ravaged by Oil Drills

By Subhankar Banerjee | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – What happens in the Arctic doesn’t just stay up north.  It affects the world, as that […]

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Syria: If ISIL is dire threat, why isn't its Defeat bigger News?

Syria: If ISIL is dire threat, why isn’t its Defeat bigger News?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Syrian regime announced Wednesday that its army, supported by the Lebanese Shiite militia, Hizbullah and […]

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Trumpism Didn’t Just Lose—Progressives Won

It wasn’t just Democrats who won this election, but progressives who didn’t shirk the label.

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Saudi Arabia urged to end Yemen blockade: Fear of Unprecedented Famine, Disease

Saudi Arabia urged to end Yemen blockade: Fear of Unprecedented Famine, Disease

Cholera, starvation threaten Yemen under siege

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Le Pen Stripped of Immunity for Tweeting Gruesome IS Images

Le Pen Stripped of Immunity for Tweeting Gruesome IS Images

TeleSur | – – Circulating “violent messages that incite terrorism or pornography or seriously harm human dignity” is a crime punishable in France by up […]

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Trump only president not invited to Paris Climate Summit

Trump only president not invited to Paris Climate Summit

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Europe1 is reporting that French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that “for the moment” US head […]

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Can we survive Trump’s Rage-Based Iran Policy?

Can we survive Trump’s Rage-Based Iran Policy?

By Daniel Brumberg | (Informed Comment) | – – Both his disciples and his detractors would probably agree that Trump speaks from the heart or […]

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Oil & Coal & Crop Burning turn Delhi into 'Gas Chamber' of Air Pollution

Oil & Coal & Crop Burning turn Delhi into ‘Gas Chamber’ of Air Pollution

The Watchers | – – The Indian Medical Association declared a public health emergency on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, as toxic smog engulfed Indian capital […]

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Robots & Autocrats: Saudi Arabia's Brave New World

Robots & Autocrats: Saudi Arabia’s Brave New World

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com) | – – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is on a mission to shake up Saudi Arabia, the most […]

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