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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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Bashar al-Assad
Syrian Army Liberates City of Deir Ezzor from ISIL

Syrian Army Liberates City of Deir Ezzor from ISIL

TeleSur | – – This marks a decisive defeat for the terrorist group which has seen its territory shrink at an exponential rate during 2017. […]

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Colonialism
Abbas:  British gov't should recognize Palestine on Balfour centenary

Abbas: British gov’t should recognize Palestine on Balfour centenary

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas released a statement on Thursday, the centenary of the […]

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Iran's Khamenei to Putin: Isolate US by dumping the Dollar

Iran’s Khamenei to Putin: Isolate US by dumping the Dollar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited Tehran on Wednesday for consultations with President […]

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Bernie Sanders
Was Democratic Nomination rigged for Clinton against Sanders?

Was Democratic Nomination rigged for Clinton against Sanders?

Donna Brazile bombshell alleges DNC served as fundraising piggy bank for Clinton

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Iran
Iraq after ISIL: Stuck between US and Iran

Iraq after ISIL: Stuck between US and Iran

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – The US are occupiers, say some of Iraq’s militias. The militias need to disband, say US […]

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Israel/ Palestine
A century on, Balfour Declaration still colonizes Palestinians’ everyday lives

A century on, Balfour Declaration still colonizes Palestinians’ everyday lives

By Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) | – – With a simple 67-word letter sent on November 2, 1917, the British foreign secretary, Lord Arthur […]

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Books
A Visit to Heaven and Hell: Galeano

A Visit to Heaven and Hell: Galeano

By Eduardo Galeano | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [The following passages are excerpted from Hunter of Stories, the last book by Eduardo Galeano, who […]

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Dear Sean Hannity: Allahu Akbar is in the Catholic Catechism

Dear Sean Hannity: Allahu Akbar is in the Catholic Catechism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Sean Hannity manages to combine being sneaky with being a bully. You think of a bully […]

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Democratic Party
Leading Democrats Are Way Behind the Public on Health Care

Leading Democrats Are Way Behind the Public on Health Care

Single Payer is the only affordable health insurance plan

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