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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
Civil War: Israeli troops shoot 96 Palestinians after 4 Israelis Killed

Civil War: Israeli troops shoot 96 Palestinians after 4 Israelis Killed

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLHEM (Ma’an) — At least 96 Palestinians have been wounded by live rounds or rubber-coated steel bullets in clashes […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syria:  Is there a Russian-Iranian Dispute over Fate of al-Assad?

Syria: Is there a Russian-Iranian Dispute over Fate of al-Assad?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russia and Iran don’t see eye to eye about the future of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Turkey fears fallout from Russian strikes in Syria

Turkey fears fallout from Russian strikes in Syria

Euractiv | – – Turkey will not allow “terror to take root” or “fait accompli situations” next to its borders, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said […]

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Iraq
The Young Iraqis Promoting Darwinism and Rationalism To Save Iraq

The Young Iraqis Promoting Darwinism and Rationalism To Save Iraq

Marwan Jabbar | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – One of the more unusual, grass roots groups in Iraq today is Real Sciences. They are […]

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Arab Americans
Palestine – The Exception To Free Speech In The U.S.?"

Palestine – The Exception To Free Speech In The U.S.?”

AJ+ | (Video News Report) – – “University campuses are the front line of Palestinian human-rights advocacy in the U.S., but a new report by […]

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Republican Party
Kathleen Turner:  The Real Target of the Planned Parenthood Attacks

Kathleen Turner: The Real Target of the Planned Parenthood Attacks

By Kathleen Turner | (Otherwords.org) “The leading GOP candidates have aligned themselves with a platform based on endangering women’s health care access. In the first […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Deal with Saudis?  Why does the US care if Russia bombs al-Qaeda and its Allies in Syria?

Deal with Saudis? Why does the US care if Russia bombs al-Qaeda and its Allies in Syria?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – President Obama on Friday pledged not to turn Syria into an arena for a proxy war […]

Juan Cole

Arab Americans
Can anti-Muslim Bigotry Help Donald Trump Or Ben Carson Win The Republican Race?

Can anti-Muslim Bigotry Help Donald Trump Or Ben Carson Win The Republican Race?

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Donald Trump may still lead the Republican polls, but Ben Carson is now only a point behind. […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban

Afghanistan’s Elite Special Forces led in Recovering most of Kunduz from Taliban

By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) | – – Afghanistan’s much-maligned security forces were facing their greatest challenge yet in trying to retake a key northern […]

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