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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
Far-Right Israeli Government ‘At Risk of Collapse,’ as Electorate feels Buyer’s Remorse

Far-Right Israeli Government ‘At Risk of Collapse,’ as Electorate feels Buyer’s Remorse

TeleSur | – – The right-wing coalition may collapse if the Zionist Union fails to join the government. A key Israeli minister said Thursday that […]

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Israel/ Palestine
124 Palestinians made homeless by Israeli demolitions in 1 day

124 Palestinians made homeless by Israeli demolitions in 1 day

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Multiple demolitions in the occupied West Bank left 124 Palestinians homeless in a single day, 60 […]

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Jabhat al-Nusra
Syrian independent media offers bold challenge to extremism

Syrian independent media offers bold challenge to extremism

By Julia Taleb | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | – – On January 10, the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group in Syria, stormed the […]

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Bernie Sanders
Is Hillary Clinton responsible for rise of ISIL, as Bernie's Campaign Manager Alleged?

Is Hillary Clinton responsible for rise of ISIL, as Bernie’s Campaign Manager Alleged?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, alleged on Thursday that Hillary Clinton’s policies are responsible for […]

Juan Cole

Arms Sales
American Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds

American Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds

By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – “One of the deadliest strikes against civilians in Yemen’s year-long war involved U.S.-supplied weapons” The […]

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Islam-hatred
Ad for Honey Maid Graham Crackers Challenges Hatred of Muslim Women

Ad for Honey Maid Graham Crackers Challenges Hatred of Muslim Women

Written by Bridge Initiative Team | – – Honey Maid, the famous Graham cracker brand behind such delectable pleasures as “Morning Sticks” and “Teddy Grahams,” […]

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Corruption
Panama Papers: Snowden Calls on the UK to Demand Prime Minister Cameron's Resignation

Panama Papers: Snowden Calls on the UK to Demand Prime Minister Cameron’s Resignation

TeleSur | – – Snowden’s call comes after Cameron was implicated in the Panama Papers leak that exposed the offshore dealings of international elites and […]

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Bernie Sanders
Are Sanders' Criticisms of Israeli Occupation Policies unprecedented in a Presidential Campaign?

Are Sanders’ Criticisms of Israeli Occupation Policies unprecedented in a Presidential Campaign?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Bernie Sanders is being attacked for comments on the Middle East in his interview with the […]

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Terrorism
ISIL and the New Sex Slavery

ISIL and the New Sex Slavery

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The extremist armed group Islamic State should urgently release Yezidi women and girls they abducted in 2014, […]

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