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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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iSolar!  Apple putting nearly $1 Bn into Solar Farm to Power Corporate Campus

iSolar! Apple putting nearly $1 Bn into Solar Farm to Power Corporate Campus

Bloomberg Business | — “Apple is embracing renewable energy with an $848 million commitment to obtain electricity from a solar farm that’s big enough to […]

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Antisemitism
Netanyahu urges Europe's Jews to move to Israel

Netanyahu urges Europe’s Jews to move to Israel

Euronews | – “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to this weekend’s deadly synagogue shooting in Copenhagen by urging European Jews to emigrate to Israel. […]

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Wakes Up To Daesh/ ISIL Threat

Afghanistan Wakes Up To Daesh/ ISIL Threat

By Qadir Habib and Michael Scollon | (RFE/RL) – After consistently rejecting the idea, Kabul could no longer ignore what self-declared recruiters and fighters had […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
al-Qaeda's Feud with Denmark

al-Qaeda’s Feud with Denmark

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Denmark is a relatively small country, with a population of 5.7 million. But it is relatively wealthy, being […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Fox News Contributor:  Fifty Shades of Grey Heralds the End of the World

Fox News Contributor: Fifty Shades of Grey Heralds the End of the World

Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks) – “”Fox News contributor Robert Jeffress believes that gay marriage and the film release of Fifty Shades of Grey […]

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Climate Change
The More Coal & Oil we Burn, the worse the Southwest Megadrought

The More Coal & Oil we Burn, the worse the Southwest Megadrought

NASA Goddard | – “NASA scientists used tree rings to understand past droughts and climate models incorporating soil moisture data to estimate future drought risk […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
700 British artists pledge to boycott Israel until Pal Rights Granted

700 British artists pledge to boycott Israel until Pal Rights Granted

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — 700 British artists have signed a pledge to boycott Israel as long as it “continues to deny basic Palestinian rights,” the latest […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq:  ISIL advances to within 9 miles of 300 US troops at al-Ain Base

Iraq: ISIL advances to within 9 miles of 300 US troops at al-Ain Base

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The Jordanian newspaper al-Dustur [Constitution] reports that Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) has captured the al-Anbar city of al-Baghdadi […]

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Republican Party
Bad News for US Biotech: GOP's Scott Walker so anti-science he can't affirm Evolution

Bad News for US Biotech: GOP’s Scott Walker so anti-science he can’t affirm Evolution

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks) – “Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks gives his final judgment on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s recent comments […]

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