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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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After the AKP Victory in Turkey:  Elective Dictatorship?

After the AKP Victory in Turkey: Elective Dictatorship?

T. Deniz Erkmen | (Informed Comment) | – – The results of November 1st snap elections in Turkey were a surprise; not just for the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Forgotten:  How US put Oil, Cold War above Peace & Palestinian Rights

Forgotten: How US put Oil, Cold War above Peace & Palestinian Rights

By Irene Gendzier | Author, Dying to Forget | (Informed Comment) | – – For journalists and politicians alike, the recurring violence in the Middle […]

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European Union
Splintering World: Looking Back on the Great Collapse from 2050

Splintering World: Looking Back on the Great Collapse from 2050

By John Feffer | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Let me start with a confession. I’m old-fashioned and I have an old-fashioned profession. I’m a geo-paleontologist. […]

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Christianity
Syria: Christian Militia to the Rescue as 1000s of Christians flee ISIL approach

Syria: Christian Militia to the Rescue as 1000s of Christians flee ISIL approach

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite Russian airstrikes, Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) has made some advances in November. One place it has […]

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censorship
Egypt: Free Journalist Hossam Bahgat, Facing Military Prosecution

Egypt: Free Journalist Hossam Bahgat, Facing Military Prosecution

Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – Hossam Bahgat, a journalist and one of Egypt’s most prominent human rights figures, could be charged […]

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Iraq War
How a Web of Lies hoodwinked the American Public and delivered Iraq to ISIL

How a Web of Lies hoodwinked the American Public and delivered Iraq to ISIL

By Bryan Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Last week one of the major architects in the construction of the Iraqi WMD myth, […]

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Children
400,000 Syrian Refugee Children Can't Go To School In Turkey

400,000 Syrian Refugee Children Can’t Go To School In Turkey

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “Even though Syrian refugee children can legally go to school in Turkey, language barriers and economic struggles make […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Approves Plan to ‘Legalize’ Colonial Outposts and Construct 1000s More Units

Israel Approves Plan to ‘Legalize’ Colonial Outposts and Construct 1000s More Units

By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC News) | – – In yet another decision that violates International Law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, the Higher Construction […]

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Republican Party
Can Ben Carson be Commander in Chief if he Lied about West Point?

Can Ben Carson be Commander in Chief if he Lied about West Point?

New York Daily News | (Video News Report) | – – “Ben Carson claims he was a troubled child and violent teenager who once tried […]

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