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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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Saudis warn they will withdraw $750 Bn. from US economy if 9/11 Bill Passes

Saudis warn they will withdraw $750 Bn. from US economy if 9/11 Bill Passes

TeleSur | – – The Saudis threatened selling off almost a trillion dollars in U.S. assets if Congress makes it legal to hold Saudi citizens […]

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Israel has detained 43 Journalists since October in Palestine, incl. 2 Westerners

Israel has detained 43 Journalists since October in Palestine, incl. 2 Westerners

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — The Committee to Support Palestinian Journalists said on Saturday that Israel has detained 43 journalists in […]

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Thousands protest Gov't in Egypt over Saudi Hegemony

Thousands protest Gov’t in Egypt over Saudi Hegemony

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Thousands of Egyptians came into the streets Friday in the first major demonstrations in 2 and […]

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Walt Whitman: Purpose of the US to found Friendship between East and West

Walt Whitman: Purpose of the US to found Friendship between East and West

Walt Whitman | Leaves of Grass | – – To the East and to the West To the East and to the West, To the […]

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Bernie Sanders
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Bernie Sanders at Vatican: Pope has played historical Role in trying to Create a new World Economy

Rome Reports in English | (Video News Report) | – – Rome Reports: “Bernie Sanders speaks at the Vatican”

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Climate Change
Is Exxon a James Bond Villain?  Hiding from us its knowledge of Climate Change for Decades

Is Exxon a James Bond Villain? Hiding from us its knowledge of Climate Change for Decades

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “Melting ice caps, rising sea levels, global warming – Exxon was aware of the risks of […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Parliamentary committee debates racial discrimination in maternity wards

Israeli Parliamentary committee debates racial discrimination in maternity wards

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A meeting of a Knesset committee held Wednesday debated the issue of segregation between Palestinian and […]

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Daesh and Territorial Control Reconsidered

By Michael Degerald | ( History X ISIS ) | – – It might seem strange to open this essay by speaking about circulation and […]

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IS GOP aiming for 21st Century White Apartheid in America?

IS GOP aiming for 21st Century White Apartheid in America?

Arun Gupta | ( TeleSur ) | – – To compete on a national level the Republican right is creating a system of intersectional apartheid. […]

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