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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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Americans don’t want Congress to sabotage Iran deal – new poll

Americans don’t want Congress to sabotage Iran deal – new poll

RT | – Although some lawmakers, including Democrats, believe Congress should have a say in any potential removal of Iranian sanctions, most Americans say Congress […]

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Democratic Party
Elizabeth Warren wants to see Hillary Clinton's positions on Student Loans, Middle Class

Elizabeth Warren wants to see Hillary Clinton’s positions on Student Loans, Middle Class

CBSN | – “Sen. Elizabeth Warren continued to shift gears when answering questions about Hillary Clinton and the 2016 election on “CBS This Morning.” CBSN: […]

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Apartheid
Israelis Illegally Remove Solar Panels from Palestinian Bedouin Village

Israelis Illegally Remove Solar Panels from Palestinian Bedouin Village

By IMEMC | – Solar panels finally brought electricity to the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank, but the residents’ joy was […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
US Increases Intelligence-Sharing With Saudi Arabia Over Yemen Strikes

US Increases Intelligence-Sharing With Saudi Arabia Over Yemen Strikes

By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) – U.S. ups ‘sensitive’ intelligence-sharing with Saudis to help them get ‘better sense of the battlefield,’ while aid […]

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Climate Change
Spain at 70% non-Carbon Electricity:  Will it be 1st Net Carbon Zero G-20 State?

Spain at 70% non-Carbon Electricity: Will it be 1st Net Carbon Zero G-20 State?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – CleanTechnica reports that Spain got nearly 70% of its electricity from plants that did not generate carbon dioxide […]

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censorship
Israeli Forces Target Journalists in West Bank

Israeli Forces Target Journalists in West Bank

By Mel Frykberg | – KAFR QADDOUM, West Bank (IPS) – It is becoming increasingly risky to cover clashes and protests between Israeli security forces […]

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Republican Party
Does Rand Paul have Anger Issues?

Does Rand Paul have Anger Issues?

Wochit News | – “Straight out of the gate, Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul has confirmed his tendency to become prickly and frustrated with the […]

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Apartheid
Homeless in Gaza:  UN only has funds to rebuild 200 of 9K homes Destroyed by Israelis

Homeless in Gaza: UN only has funds to rebuild 200 of 9K homes Destroyed by Israelis

By IMEMC | – UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has only received funding to reconstruct 200 of the 9,061 houses destroyed in Gaza, said […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Few escape routes for refugees and migrants trapped in Yemen

Few escape routes for refugees and migrants trapped in Yemen

By Kristy Siegfried | – LONDON (IRIN) – As the Saudi-led aerial bombardment of Yemen intensifies and a full-scale civil war appears increasingly inevitable, there […]

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