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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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Will A Nuclear Deal Bring The U.S. And Iran Together?

Will A Nuclear Deal Bring The U.S. And Iran Together?

By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) – “What should I wear, now that we will be hanging out with the Americans?” It’s a joke that was […]

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Iran:  What did Khamenei really say about the Lausanne Agreement, and Why?

Iran: What did Khamenei really say about the Lausanne Agreement, and Why?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s paramount leader, spoke out on Thursday about the framework agreement for Iran’s negotiations over its […]

Juan Cole

al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Yemen War threatens Humanitarian Catastrophe

Yemen War threatens Humanitarian Catastrophe

By Sophia Dingli | (The Conversation) – Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is by all accounts getting worse by the day, and the city of Aden has […]

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Entertainment
Aasif Mandvi Wants You To Laugh At Islamophobia

Aasif Mandvi Wants You To Laugh At Islamophobia

AJ+ | – “The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi is tackling American Muslim stereotypes with his greatest weapon: comedy. On April 9, the comedian debuted his […]

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Iraq
ISIL Momentum In Iraq Has 'Halted': VP Joe Biden

ISIL Momentum In Iraq Has ‘Halted’: VP Joe Biden

By RFE/RL | – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said the momentum of Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq has stalled. “ISIL’s [IS] momentum […]

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Apartheid
Has the World’s Rush to Recognize Palestine come too Late?

Has the World’s Rush to Recognize Palestine come too Late?

By Joseph Chamie UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The large majority of countries, and most of the people in the world, already recognise Palestine as an […]

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Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism

Top Ten Ways Islamic Law forbids Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, has been convicted on all counts in the Boston Marathon bombings. Dzhokhar and his brother […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
After Israel elected 78 MPs opposed to 2 States, what can Palestinians Do?

After Israel elected 78 MPs opposed to 2 States, what can Palestinians Do?

By Alaa Tartir | (Ma’an News Agency) – With Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory, the Israeli electorate made it very clear that they don’t seek a just […]

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Houthi
Yemeni Refugees flee to Saudi Arabia as Aden is invaded & Sanaa bombarded

Yemeni Refugees flee to Saudi Arabia as Aden is invaded & Sanaa bombarded

Reuters | – “Houthi forces fought battles street by street with local militia in Aden as aid workers say the city faces a humanitarian catastrophe. […]

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