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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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Bashar al-Assad
From Putin To Khamenei: A Koran Copy With Its Own History

From Putin To Khamenei: A Koran Copy With Its Own History

By RFE/RL | – – It may not be the original version of the first . . . edition of the Koran, dating back 1,500 […]

Juan Cole

Islam-hatred
Muslims are integrated in France, but the bad guys want a clash of civilizations.

Muslims are integrated in France, but the bad guys want a clash of civilizations.

By Sebastian Rotella | ( ProPublica PARIS — Ten days after the Paris terror attacks, Europe remains on edge. Police in Belgium, anticipating a similar […]

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Iraq
Pushing back against ISIL/ Daesh:  How the Kurds Reclaimed Sinjar

Pushing back against ISIL/ Daesh: How the Kurds Reclaimed Sinjar

VICE News | (Video report) | – – “Islamic State (IS) fighters swept into the Iraqi city of Sinjar in August 2014, forcing Kurdish peshmerga […]

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Against Trump: 9/11 Muslim Candlelight vigils Sympathizing with US

Against Trump: 9/11 Muslim Candlelight vigils Sympathizing with US

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The meme that Muslims celebrated the attacks of 9/11 has always been mostly a piece of […]

Juan Cole

Guns
8,855 Murders by Firearm in US in 2012 vs.  30  (Equiv. 164) in UK

8,855 Murders by Firearm in US in 2012 vs. 30 (Equiv. 164) in UK

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reprint edn. The United States continues to be peculiar in handing out powerful magazine-fed firearms to […]

Juan Cole

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'Very Soon' US forces will Arrive in Syria; Russia bombs near Turkey

‘Very Soon’ US forces will Arrive in Syria; Russia bombs near Turkey

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey’s government is very unhappy today about developments in Syria. President Obama’s special envoy, Brett McGurk, […]

Juan Cole

Islam-hatred
Muslims Respond To Trump Muslim ID Card Idea With #MuslimID

Muslims Respond To Trump Muslim ID Card Idea With #MuslimID

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump suggested Muslim ID cards, resulting in backlash which has yet to deter the 2016 Republican Presidential […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli protesters demand separate roads for Palestinians, Israelis

Israeli protesters demand separate roads for Palestinians, Israelis

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Dozens of Israelis protested in front of an Israeli government building in Jerusalem on Sunday, demanding […]

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China
Dragon v. Eagle:  China & the US compete for Eurasia

Dragon v. Eagle: China & the US compete for Eurasia

By Pepe Escobar | ( Tomdispatch.com ) – – The U.S. is transfixed by its multibillion-dollar electoral circus. The European Union is paralyzed by austerity, […]

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