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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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How are Iranians reacting to Nuclear Deal?

How are Iranians reacting to Nuclear Deal?

By Golnaz Esfandiari and Farangis Najibullah | (RFE/RL) – Iranian supporters of the framework nuclear deal announced on April 2 describe it as a historic […]

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Apartheid
Missing Israeli Soldier Staged His own “Kidnapping,” Palestinians Rousted

Missing Israeli Soldier Staged His own “Kidnapping,” Palestinians Rousted

By IMEMC | — Israeli sources have reported that the 22-year-old soldier, who was believed to be missing, or “kidnapped,” staged his own disappearance, after […]

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Obama to Train 75,000 Solar Workers in 5 Yrs, Including Veterans

Obama to Train 75,000 Solar Workers in 5 Yrs, Including Veterans

Barack Obama | (Whitehouse.gov) – “President Obama traveled to the Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss his initiative to connect […]

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Iraq
Eyewitness: How the Bush invasion of Iraq created the ISIL Threat

Eyewitness: How the Bush invasion of Iraq created the ISIL Threat

Lindsey Hilsum | (Channel 4 News) – “Learn how the 2003 invasion of Iraq, by the US and its allies, led to sectarian violence, terror […]

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Energy
Elon Musk:  Solar Energy, Electric Cars will avert Wars for Oil

Elon Musk: Solar Energy, Electric Cars will avert Wars for Oil

Elon Musk | (Elon Musk Videos) – “Elon Musk is a South African-born, Canadian-American entrepreneur, engineer, inventor and investor. He is the CEO and CTO […]

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Africa
How will Kenya respond to Al-Shabab Terror?

How will Kenya respond to Al-Shabab Terror?

NTV | – “Terror On Campus Interview with MP for Bala Mbala, Abdikadir Aden & Deputy Secretary General of the Kenya Red Cross, James Kisia […]

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The von Moltke Fallacy and avoiding another World War, with Iran

The von Moltke Fallacy and avoiding another World War, with Iran

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Iran has just de facto announced that it does not want a nuclear weapon, at least in this […]

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Iran
Netanyahu on Iran Deal:  threatens ‘survival of Israel’, ‘horrific war’

Netanyahu on Iran Deal: threatens ‘survival of Israel’, ‘horrific war’

RT | —- A nuclear deal with Iran based on current framework will “threaten the survival of Israel”, said PM Benjamin Netanyahu, warning it would […]

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GCC
Saudi Arabia's intervention in Yemen is Morphing into Major War

Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen is Morphing into Major War

By Paul Rogers Since it was first announced, the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen has developed very rapidly. Air strikes have already hit numerous targets, […]

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