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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
Wikileaks:  Netanyahu used Italy to pressure US on Illegal Squatter Settlements in Palestine

Wikileaks: Netanyahu used Italy to pressure US on Illegal Squatter Settlements in Palestine

By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Among the NSA’s targets was UN Secretary General Ban-ki Moon. “If the Secretary General can […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Arbitrary:  Egyptian Military Court Sentences 3-Year-Old to Life

Arbitrary: Egyptian Military Court Sentences 3-Year-Old to Life

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – A life sentence apparently handed down by mistake to a 3-year-old boy on February 16, 2016, exemplifies […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Children under Israeli Occupation come in 195th in world on access to justice

Palestinian Children under Israeli Occupation come in 195th in world on access to justice

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The occupied Palestinian territory has been ranked 195th in the world on how effectively children can […]

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Human Rights
Does Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo go far enough in restoring Constitution?

Does Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo go far enough in restoring Constitution?

TeleSur | – – President Obama is making his case to the nation to finally close the much maligned detention center in his final year […]

Juan Cole

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Trump must honor the Immigrant & Undocumented Veterans of American Foreign Wars

Trump must honor the Immigrant & Undocumented Veterans of American Foreign Wars

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump, the ultimate chickenhawk, pretends to be a big booster of veterans, but as far […]

Juan Cole

Petroleum
The Saudi-Russian Oil Price Freeze is about Power, not Money

The Saudi-Russian Oil Price Freeze is about Power, not Money

By Nafis Alam | (The Conversation) | – – Saudi Arabia and Russia, the world’s two most powerful oil producers, have reached a tentative agreement […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Sewage, clean Water provided to Palestinian village by EU after 49 yrs of Israeli Rule

Sewage, clean Water provided to Palestinian village by EU after 49 yrs of Israeli Rule

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamallah and European Union representative Ralph Tarraf on Sunday laid the pave-stone […]

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Arab World
Mideast Arms Purchases Continue Despite Falling Oil Prices, Austerity

Mideast Arms Purchases Continue Despite Falling Oil Prices, Austerity

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 2016 (IPS) – The continued decline in oil prices is threatening […]

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Kurds
Arab Youth join socialist Syrian Kurdish militia to fight ISIL

Arab Youth join socialist Syrian Kurdish militia to fight ISIL

TeleSur | – – The news comes amid rising tensions between the U.S.-backed Kurdish militia and Arabs in Syria. The “first group of Arab fighters” […]

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