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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
Hypocrisy: Israel’s BDS of Palestinian Companies

Hypocrisy: Israel’s BDS of Palestinian Companies

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli troops used tear gas to suppress a march held by five Palestinian food production companies […]

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Bernie Sanders
What is Political Revolution and Can Bernie Sanders Deliver?

What is Political Revolution and Can Bernie Sanders Deliver?

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | – – The 2016 American presidential election can prove to be a turning point in the development […]

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Far Right
Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump's Storm Troopers?

Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump’s Storm Troopers?

By Bob Dreyfuss | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Can it happen here? That’s the question circulating now that Donald Trump, the nativist, rabble-rousing […]

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Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War

Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Five years ago this week, protests began in Damascus and Deraa (mainly Deraa) in Syria, on […]

Juan Cole

Islam-hatred
Who made it OK to Hate Muslims?

Who made it OK to Hate Muslims?

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ ) | – – “Donald Trump openly hates on Muslims, but you might be surprised at who else has used Islamophobia […]

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African-Americans
John Legend to Trump & Son on Chicago Protests re: their Racism:  'This isn't Complicated'

John Legend to Trump & Son on Chicago Protests re: their Racism: ‘This isn’t Complicated’

TeleSur | – – The back and forth began over the rally that gathered more than 10,000 protesters in Chicago forcing Trump to cancel his electoral event. R&B […]

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Authoritarianism
Your Tax Dollars Enable Police Brutality Abroad:  Egypt

Your Tax Dollars Enable Police Brutality Abroad: Egypt

By Chris Toensing | ( Otherwords.org) | – – Washington wants to loosen aid restrictions even as security forces crack down on innocent Egyptians. Ever […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis in ’48 to Syria now Forced to Gaza

Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis in ’48 to Syria now Forced to Gaza

By Silvia Boarini | (Inter Press Service) | – – GAZA, Palestine, (IPS) – In the safety of his sister’s bare flat in Beit Hanoun, […]

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Human Rights
Syrian Family Talks About Living In Besieged Town (AJ+)

Syrian Family Talks About Living In Besieged Town (AJ+)

Al Jazeera+ gives a glimpse into the daily horror that civilians and their families face in the Syrian conflict

Nicholas Kolenda

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