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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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Bernie Sanders:  We must defeat ISIL w/out letting Trump destroy our Constitution

Bernie Sanders: We must defeat ISIL w/out letting Trump destroy our Constitution

Sen. Bernie Sanders | (Jimmy Kimmel Live Video Interview) | – – “Senator Sanders shares his thoughts on the recent terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium.” […]

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Dissent
In attack on 1st Amendment, U of California outlaws criticism of Israel while ignoring Islamophobia

In attack on 1st Amendment, U of California outlaws criticism of Israel while ignoring Islamophobia

TeleSur | – – Pro-Palestinian groups argue that Muslims also need protection from Islamophobia on campus, an issue officials neglected to address. A University of […]

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Dear Trump & Cruz:  Muslim Turkey arrested Brussels Terrorist & Gave him to European Authorities

Dear Trump & Cruz: Muslim Turkey arrested Brussels Terrorist & Gave him to European Authorities

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The paroxysms of hatred and bigotry spewed by the two GOP frontrunners in the 2016 presidential […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Remember:  Refugees are fleeing ISIL; they aren't ISIL

Remember: Refugees are fleeing ISIL; they aren’t ISIL

Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | – – Getting from Turkey to Europe was a cakewalk compared to escaping the [so-called] Islamic State-run city of Fallujah, […]

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Terrorism
Brussels:   An Older Kind of Terrorism, and the challenge of Airport Security

Brussels: An Older Kind of Terrorism, and the challenge of Airport Security

By Steve Hewitt | (The Conversation) | – – The terrible scenes in Brussels following a terrorist attack now claimed by Islamic State are a […]

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Bernie Sanders
Bravest man in Politics:  Bernie Sanders harshly criticizes Israeli Occupation: 'Absurd' Settlements, 44% Unemployment

Bravest man in Politics: Bernie Sanders harshly criticizes Israeli Occupation: ‘Absurd’ Settlements, 44% Unemployment

TeleSur The Vermont senator called himself a “friend” and “partner” of Israel but called for an end to occuption of Palestine. After Democratic presidential candidate […]

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How not to talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group attacks

How not to talk about Muslims after a Fringe Terrorist Group attacks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – 1. Stop calling Daesh “the Islamic State.” They are manipulating you. They aren’t a state and […]

Juan Cole

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Climate Warming Accelerating Carbon Release from Thawing Arctic Soils, Dartmouth Study Finds

Climate Warming Accelerating Carbon Release from Thawing Arctic Soils, Dartmouth Study Finds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: John Cramer | john.cramer@dartmouth.edu | 603-646-9130 HANOVER, N.H. – March 16, 2016 – Warmer, wetter conditions in the Arctic are […]

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Brussels Attacks: It isn't about Molenbeek, it is about a Broken Belgian Government

Brussels Attacks: It isn’t about Molenbeek, it is about a Broken Belgian Government

By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | – – Just as during the German invasions of 1914 and 1940, war, it seems, is coming to […]

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