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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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Israel
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’ – White House chief of staff

Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’ – White House chief of staff

RT | – US officials continue to maintain that American policy towards Israel will undergo changes in the wake of pre-election comments made by Prime […]

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Arab World
The Rise of ISIL & the Political Bankruptcy of Arab Politics in the Levant

The Rise of ISIL & the Political Bankruptcy of Arab Politics in the Levant

By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) The rise of the so called ‘the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (al-Sham)’ or the ISIL—the Daesh […]

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Economy
What exactly have the US & EU been doing to Iran's Economy?

What exactly have the US & EU been doing to Iran’s Economy?

By Luke Johnson | (RFE/RL) Iran has been targeted by a steady dose of economic and military sanctions over the past 35 years, resulting in […]

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All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz

All the Wars and Coups of President Ted Cruz

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Texas Senator Ted Cruz, one of three Cuban-Americans in the Senate, is throwing his hat into the ring […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

Israeli control of their water a continuing threat to Palestinians: Report

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinians are suffering from unfair distribution of water resources as Israel is consuming the vast majority of Palestinian water, Palestinian officials said […]

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Crime
US "War on Drugs" ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

US “War on Drugs” ruined Mexico even worse than it did Afghanistan

By Rebecca Gordon | (Tomdispatch.com) – They behead people by the hundreds. They heap headless, handless bodies along roadsides as warnings to those who would […]

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Barack Obama
Obama with Drama:  Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

Obama with Drama: Translating his comments on Israel’s Netanyahu from the Vulcan

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Now that Leonard Nimoy is most unfortunately no longer with us, Barack Obama is the primary exemplar in […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a 'War on Terror'

Tunisia needs Rights and Economic Development, not a ‘War on Terror’

By John Hursh | (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday afternoon, gunmen attacked the Bardo Museum in Tunis, killing at least 20 people. Many more people […]

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Israel
Jerusalem a Tinderbox that could Explode: EU Report

Jerusalem a Tinderbox that could Explode: EU Report

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – A leaked EU report cautioned that Jerusalem has reached its highest point of “polarization and violence” since the Second Intifada in 2005, […]

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