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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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Crime
No, Trump, British Crime isn’t going up because of Muslims

No, Trump, British Crime isn’t going up because of Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Hate crimes are up 30% in the UK over the previous year, rising from 62,518 reported […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Extremists, So-Called Muslims, bomb Mosques in Afghanistan, Killing Dozens

Extremists, So-Called Muslims, bomb Mosques in Afghanistan, Killing Dozens

TeleSur | – – Over the past week, the Taliban has led a number of attacks in the country. Suicide bombers have attacked two mosques in […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
Can we ever Clean Torrents of Plastic Dumped in the Oceans?

Can we ever Clean Torrents of Plastic Dumped in the Oceans?

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME (IPS) – With 30 countries from Kenya to Indonesia and from Canada to Brazil […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Will Egypt’s Jailed Youth Activists Ever See Justice?

Will Egypt’s Jailed Youth Activists Ever See Justice?

Netizen Report | (Global Voices Online) | – – On 19 October, Egypt’s highest court of appeal postponed the trial of prominent activist and blogger […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
Forget Terrorism: Industrial Pollution causes 1 in every 6 deaths worldwide

Forget Terrorism: Industrial Pollution causes 1 in every 6 deaths worldwide

By Sam Morgan | EURACTIV.com| – – A new study is the first to take into account all types of pollution. The results make difficult […]

Juan Cole

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Last counties in Kirkuk fall to Iraqi Gov't as Sistani calls for protection of Kurdish Citizens

Last counties in Kirkuk fall to Iraqi Gov’t as Sistani calls for protection of Kurdish Citizens

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iraqi military and its Shiite militia auxiliaries have completed their reassertion in Kirkuk. The last […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Iran Deal:  67% of US Citizens Don’t Want to Pull Out

Iran Deal: 67% of US Citizens Don’t Want to Pull Out

TeleSur | – – U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he wants to “decertify” the agreement. A CNN poll has found that 67 percent […]

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Climate Change
Warm waters melting Antarctic ice shelves for 1st time in 7,000 years

Warm waters melting Antarctic ice shelves for 1st time in 7,000 years

Sev Kender | (The Conversation) | – – The vast expanse of the Antarctic is a region of the world particularly vulnerable to climate change, […]

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African-Americans
Like his hero Trump, John Kelly falsely smears Critics

Like his hero Trump, John Kelly falsely smears Critics

The Real Fake News is the Trump White House

Juan Cole

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