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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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Why are American Elections so much worse than Everybody Else’s?

Why are American Elections so much worse than Everybody Else’s?

by Pippa Norris | (The Conversation) | – – The world is currently transfixed by the spectacle of American elections. From New York, London and […]

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Bernie Sanders
Momentum:  Sanders Sweeps with Huge Wins in Hawaii, Washington and Alaska

Momentum: Sanders Sweeps with Huge Wins in Hawaii, Washington and Alaska

TeleSur | – – “I think it is hard for anybody to deny that our campaign has the momentum,” Sanders told supporters. Bernie Sanders won […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatters issue death threats against  Videographer who filmed execution of Palestinian

Israeli Squatters issue death threats against Videographer who filmed execution of Palestinian

By Celine Hagbard | IMEMC | — A Palestinian videographer and human rights worker whose video of the murder of a 21-year old Palestinian by […]

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Belgium
What would effective Counter-Terrorism look like after Brussels?

What would effective Counter-Terrorism look like after Brussels?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The various nostrums proposed to counter Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) terrorism in Europe and North America by […]

Juan Cole

Colonialism
Beyond Victimhood: 5 Slaves Who Fought Back and Changed History

Beyond Victimhood: 5 Slaves Who Fought Back and Changed History

By Mohamed Hemish | ( TeleSur | – – March 25 marks the United Nations’ “International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery,” which […]

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Far Right
Meet the Conspiracy Theory Hatemonger behind Ted Cruz

Meet the Conspiracy Theory Hatemonger behind Ted Cruz

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “Ted Cruz is the Republican establishment’s last hope against Donald Trump. But if you’re hoping for […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Will Western powers Respond to HRW's demand for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia?

Will Western powers Respond to HRW’s demand for arms embargo on Saudi Arabia?

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – As hundreds of civilians continue to be killed in the ongoing […]

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Counter-Terrorism
30 Americans die worldwide from Terrorism annually, while 130,000 die by accident

30 Americans die worldwide from Terrorism annually, while 130,000 die by accident

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The right wing is carping that President Obama is “downplaying” the dangers of Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
UN: Israel Soldier's execution of wounded Palestinian on ground gruesome, unjust

UN: Israel Soldier’s execution of wounded Palestinian on ground gruesome, unjust

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A UN official on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the brutal “extrajudicial execution” of a […]

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