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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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Parenting in Fear:  Leaving a Climate Apocalypse to our Children

Parenting in Fear: Leaving a Climate Apocalypse to our Children

Frida Berrigan | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Madeline is in the swing, her face the picture of delight. “Mo, mo,” she cries and […]

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No, Donald Trump, Mideast wouldn't be more Stable under Saddam & other Dictators

No, Donald Trump, Mideast wouldn’t be more Stable under Saddam & other Dictators

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump alleged this weekend that “of course” the Middle East would be more stable if […]

Juan Cole

Russia
Syria:  Russians volunteering to fight ISIL alongside Leftist Kurds

Syria: Russians volunteering to fight ISIL alongside Leftist Kurds

By Tom Balmforth and Dmitry Volchek | ( RFE/RL) Bondo Dorovskikh traveled to eastern Ukraine last year to join separatists in their war against Kyiv. […]

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Climate Change
10 Million at Risk of Hunger Due to Climate Change and El Niño, Oxfam Warns

10 Million at Risk of Hunger Due to Climate Change and El Niño, Oxfam Warns

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – At least ten million of the poorest people face food insecurity […]

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Human Rights
Red Crescent: Israeli forces injure Nearly 500 Palestinians in 3 days

Red Crescent: Israeli forces injure Nearly 500 Palestinians in 3 days

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — At least 499 Palestinians have been injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers and settlers across the […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Education for refugees can help save Syria's lost generation

Education for refugees can help save Syria’s lost generation

By Dorrie Chetty | (The Conversation) | – – With the world’s focus firmly on the European response to the refugee crisis in recent weeks, […]

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Facing ISIL Propaganda, Russia Denies its Syria Campaign is a "Holy War"

Facing ISIL Propaganda, Russia Denies its Syria Campaign is a “Holy War”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Remember when George W. Bush lapsed and called his Iraq War a “crusade?” He had to […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Why Are So Many Millennials Rallying Behind Bernie Sanders?

Why Are So Many Millennials Rallying Behind Bernie Sanders?

Lindsay Miller | (Popsugar Video Report) | – – “If you’ve been on Facebook lately, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Bernie Sanders popping up […]

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Iraq
Aided by Climate Change, ISIL wages Water war on Shiites of south Iraq

Aided by Climate Change, ISIL wages Water war on Shiites of south Iraq

By Raad Salem | (Niqash.org) | Amarah | – – “Droughts, extremists’ control of water upstream and government austerity measures that are shutting pumping stations: […]

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