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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 […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Juan Cole

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Scotland: Outer Hebrides Island co-op buys Wind Turbine, sells Energy

Scotland: Outer Hebrides Island co-op buys Wind Turbine, sells Energy

Triodos Bank, UK | — “As the southernmost inhabited islands of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland Barra and Vatersay bear the brunt of whatever weather […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Hamas forces join fight against ISIL in Damascus refugee camp

Hamas forces join fight against ISIL in Damascus refugee camp

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An official in the support network for the Palestinian refugee camps in Syria said Sunday that a Hamas-affiliated group is fighting the […]

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Israel
Religion in Israel: It’s the Government’s Business

Religion in Israel: It’s the Government’s Business

By Shalom Goldman | (ISLAMICommentary) – Shalom Goldman Surveys of religious affiliation in the U.S. reveal that more than 25% of American have joined a […]

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Yemen:  Russia, Red Cross Demand halt to Bombing to Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe

Yemen: Russia, Red Cross Demand halt to Bombing to Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The Red Cross and the Russian Federation are both demanding a temporary cease-fire in the aerial bombardment of […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
How Climate Change is already affecting Human Well-Being

How Climate Change is already affecting Human Well-Being

EPA | – “This video provides an introduction to the issue of climate change. The narration discusses the causes of modern-day climate change, signs that […]

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Barack Obama
US Arms Hypocrisy in Egypt:   Obama’s New Beginning that Never Started

US Arms Hypocrisy in Egypt: Obama’s New Beginning that Never Started

By Marwa Fikry Abdel Samei | (Informed Comment) – “To the people of Egypt, particularly the young people of Egypt: I want to be clear: […]

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GCC
Saudi-led attacks in Yemen demonstrate the Gulf's new assertiveness

Saudi-led attacks in Yemen demonstrate the Gulf’s new assertiveness

By James M. Dorsey | ( Your Middle East ) – “Everything is underground, nothing is public.” The current Saudi-led intervention in Yemen designed to […]

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Christianity
Palestinian Christian leaders criticize Israeli restrictions on Easter celebration

Palestinian Christian leaders criticize Israeli restrictions on Easter celebration

By Celine Hagbard | (IMEMC News) – The archbishop of the Sebastian Greek Orthodox Church, Atallah Hanna, addressed crowds in the town of al-Ezzariya (Lazarus) […]

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What if US & UN Sanctioned Israel over its Nukes as they did Iran over Enrichment?

What if US & UN Sanctioned Israel over its Nukes as they did Iran over Enrichment?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – There is a lot of talk about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East and the ways in which […]

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