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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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Things like Ted Cruz's threat to Murder Iran's Ayatollah are why Iranians don't Trust US

Things like Ted Cruz’s threat to Murder Iran’s Ayatollah are why Iranians don’t Trust US

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Ted Cruz said Friday at the Value Voters Summit conference in Washington, D.C., “If you vote for me, under […]

Juan Cole

Assyrians
Iraq: Can Mosul's Christians ever Go Home to their Historic Neighborhoods?

Iraq: Can Mosul’s Christians ever Go Home to their Historic Neighborhoods?

Nawzat Shamdeen | Berlin | (Niqash.org) | – – They have been harassed, threatened, have lost all their worldly goods and forced to flee. What, […]

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Iraq
The tragedy of Iraq's Sunnis

The tragedy of Iraq’s Sunnis

By Chloe Cornish IRIN | – – KIRKUK (IRIN) – Iraq is congested with armed men: Kurdish peshmerga in the north; forlorn Iraqi army troops […]

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Iraq
Are U.S., Russian Arms Supplies to Iraq, Syria a Blessing to Rebel Groups?

Are U.S., Russian Arms Supplies to Iraq, Syria a Blessing to Rebel Groups?

Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The United States and Russia are escalating arms sales to two of […]

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Israel
West Bank:  Clashes as thousands march in slain Palestinian’s funeral

West Bank: Clashes as thousands march in slain Palestinian’s funeral

Ma’an News Agency | – – NABLUS (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinians marched in the funeral of Ahmad Izzat Khatatbeh, 25, who died on Thursday […]

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100 per cent renewable energy by 2050 achievable, necessary – Greenpeace

100 per cent renewable energy by 2050 achievable, necessary – Greenpeace

The Tree | – – 100 per cent renewable energy for all is achievable by 2050, creating jobs and cutting fuel costs, according to Greenpeace’s […]

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With Iran deal, & Russia in Syria, is Israel being Boxed In?

With Iran deal, & Russia in Syria, is Israel being Boxed In?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – With the success of the Iran deal virtually assured and with Russia moving into Syria, Israel’s […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Syria flying Russia-supplied Drones, Fighter Jets against ISIL/ Daesh

Syria flying Russia-supplied Drones, Fighter Jets against ISIL/ Daesh

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The puzzle of Russian intentions in Syria will likely be revealed by president Vladimir Putin at […]

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Why are U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed in 135 Nations?

Why are U.S. Special Ops Forces Deployed in 135 Nations?

By Nick Turse | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – You can find them in dusty, sunbaked badlands, moist tropical forests, and the salty spray of third-world […]

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