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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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Arab World
After the Youth Revolts: Can the Arab Thug-ocracies ever be Reformed?

After the Youth Revolts: Can the Arab Thug-ocracies ever be Reformed?

By Yezid Sayigh | (Project Syndicate) | – – WASHINGTON, DC – Experience across the Arab world demonstrates that when it comes to security-sector reform, […]

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Far Right
Now that Trump has mainstreamed White Supremacists, are they in Politics to stay?

Now that Trump has mainstreamed White Supremacists, are they in Politics to stay?

By Peter Montgomery | (Otherwords) | – – The GOP frontrunner has turned white nationalists into political players. The staying power of Donald Trump’s presidential […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Why ISIL/ Daesh attracts Convicts and Felons, not the Pious

Why ISIL/ Daesh attracts Convicts and Felons, not the Pious

By Anne Aly | (The Conversation) | – – Media outlets were quick to note the criminal backgrounds of the perpetrators of last week’s Brussels […]

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African-Americans
Sanders Promises Economic Justice for Muslim, Black Communities

Sanders Promises Economic Justice for Muslim, Black Communities

TeleSur | – – The Vermont senator fielded questions on social justice from members of the the African-American and Muslim communities at a Town Hall […]

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Syrian Ceasefire in Tatters as al-Qaeda & allies attack in South Aleppo

Syrian Ceasefire in Tatters as al-Qaeda & allies attack in South Aleppo

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The London pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reports that the rebel opposition allied with al-Qaeda broke the ceasefire […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
3 Surprising reasons Saudi Arabia may be getting out of the Oil Business

3 Surprising reasons Saudi Arabia may be getting out of the Oil Business

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman announced Friday that Saudi Arabia would use its oil assets […]

Juan Cole

Reproductive Choice
Anti-choicers condemning Trump while pushing laws that punish women (Seth Meyers)

Anti-choicers condemning Trump while pushing laws that punish women (Seth Meyers)

Seth Meyers | (NBC Late Night Video) | – – “Seth takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s controversial statement that there should be “some […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian rights group submits Israeli war crimes report to Int'l Criminal Court

Palestinian rights group submits Israeli war crimes report to Int’l Criminal Court

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In ongoing efforts to hold Israel accountable for gross violations of international law, Palestinian legal rights […]

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Democratic Party
Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money

Greenpeace: Hillary Clinton Should Reject Fossil Fuel Money

TeleSur Hillary Clinton told Greenpeace she was going to reject fossil fuel donations yet her campaign has received over US$4.5 million from the industry. The […]

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