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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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Frmr Israeli Intel Head: Netanyahu's Clash w/ Obama 'Intolerable', Risks end of US UN Veto

Frmr Israeli Intel Head: Netanyahu’s Clash w/ Obama ‘Intolerable’, Risks end of US UN Veto

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Meir Dagan, the former head of Israeli intelligence, has long been on the outs with Prime Minister Binyamin […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
ISIL/ Daesh wiping out Iraq's Religious Minorities

ISIL/ Daesh wiping out Iraq’s Religious Minorities

By RFE/RL | – Human Rights organizations warn that the Islamic State (IS) extremist group has targeted minority communities in Iraq in a “systematic strategy […]

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Apartheid
Israeli Blockade could cause Gaza Reconstruction to Take Over a Century

Israeli Blockade could cause Gaza Reconstruction to Take Over a Century

By IMEMC News | – British rights organization, Oxfam, stated that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip may take more than 100 years, at the […]

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Entertainment
Leonard Nimoy’s Last Wishes for Israel and Palestine

Leonard Nimoy’s Last Wishes for Israel and Palestine

Reprint edn. in honor of the passing of Mr. Nimoy, who inspired a generation. Leonard Nimoy, who played Mr. Spock on Star Trek, speaks out […]

Juan Cole

Entertainment
Maz Jobrani:  I'm not a Terrorist but I've played one on TV  (Interview)

Maz Jobrani: I’m not a Terrorist but I’ve played one on TV (Interview)

AJ+ | – “Comedian Maz Jobrani talks with Dena Takruri of AJ+ about playing a terrorist, being part of the axis of evil, and Disney’s […]

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Climate Change
Antarctic Ice Melt Red Flag - Scientist: It's "going way faster than anyone had thought"

Antarctic Ice Melt Red Flag – Scientist: It’s “going way faster than anyone had thought”

Associated Press | – “From the ground in this extreme northern part of Antarctica, spectacularly white and blinding ice seems to extend forever. What can’t […]

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Apartheid
5 Surprising Ways Iran is better than Israel

5 Surprising Ways Iran is better than Israel

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) I think I’m one of the few Americans who has been to both Iran and Israel. I like both […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Gaza: How the Struggle for Natural Gas drives the Wars

Gaza: How the Struggle for Natural Gas drives the Wars

By Michael Schwartz | (Tomdispatch.com) | – Guess what? Almost all the current wars, uprisings, and other conflicts in the Middle East are connected by […]

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Massive win for Internet Liberty as FCC Mandates Equal Access for All

Massive win for Internet Liberty as FCC Mandates Equal Access for All

By Jeremy Gillula and Mitch Stoltz | ( Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – As expected, the FCC’s new rules forbid ISPs from charging Internet users […]

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