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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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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight

Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight

Euractiv.com | – – The most-wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, was wounded and caught in a shootout in Brussels on Friday (18 […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Gov’t violations of Palestinian Journalists’ Rights reached new Peak in 2015

Israeli Gov’t violations of Palestinian Journalists’ Rights reached new Peak in 2015

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian press freedoms watchdog on Thursday said 2015 had seen an “unprecedented” increase in Israeli […]

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Bernie Sanders
Sanders politely Avoids AIPAC & sharing Stage with pro-Netanyahu Warmongers

Sanders politely Avoids AIPAC & sharing Stage with pro-Netanyahu Warmongers

TeleSur | – – The Vermont senator said that he would send comments to AIPAC on Monday and requested that the organization present them to […]

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Peace
Where are the Women?  Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation

Where are the Women? Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 2016 (IPS) – “When it comes to peace talks, women have […]

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Putin:  Russia can ramp back up in Syria "within hours"

Putin: Russia can ramp back up in Syria “within hours”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The pan-Arab daily al-Hayat (Life) summarized Russian sources on Thursday’s speech by Russian president Vladimir Putin: […]

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Climate Change
Climate Godzilla Stirs:  Heat and CO2 Records 'Obliterated'

Climate Godzilla Stirs: Heat and CO2 Records ‘Obliterated’

By James Dyke | (The Conversation) | – – And another one bites the dust. The year 2014 was the warmest ever recorded by humans. […]

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Democratic Party
Dear Candidates:  What's the US Military for and What exactly do you want from the Mideast?

Dear Candidates: What’s the US Military for and What exactly do you want from the Mideast?

by Peter Van Buren | ( Tomdispatch.com) The nuances of foreign policy do not feature heavily in the ongoing presidential campaign. Every candidate intends to […]

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Bernie Sanders
New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece

New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Interesting development: The New York Times wrote a positive story about Bernie Sanders… for […]

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Russia
Putin's Syria Gambit: Surprising Views of Russian Pundits on What Moscow Achieved

Putin’s Syria Gambit: Surprising Views of Russian Pundits on What Moscow Achieved

By Robert Coalson | ( RFE/RL ) | – – As Russian warplanes continued their partial withdrawal from Syria two days after President Vladimir Putin […]

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