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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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Michele Bachmann (R-MN) declares Christian Jihad on all Muslims

Michele Bachmann (R-MN) declares Christian Jihad on all Muslims

The Young Turks: “Michele Bachmann took the stage at the Values Voters Summit today, and fired up the crowd with shots at President Obama and […]

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Iraq: Shiites Paralyzed by infighting as ISIL menaces Baghdad

Iraq: Shiites Paralyzed by infighting as ISIL menaces Baghdad

By Juan Cole The pan-Arab London daily “al-Sharq al-Awsat” [The Middle East] is reporting from a source inside the new Iraqi government that former prime […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
Syria: If Violent Extremists are the Problem, why is al-Assad Jailing Peaceful Democracy Advocates?

Syria: If Violent Extremists are the Problem, why is al-Assad Jailing Peaceful Democracy Advocates?

By Lama Fakih, Human Rights Watch In a speech before the European Parliament in 2009, Syrian activist Mazen Darwish warned that unless civil society was […]

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Apartheid
Palestinian family forced to demolish own house in Jerusalem

Palestinian family forced to demolish own house in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian family has begun to demolish part of a building it owns in East Jerusalem to avoid paying fines after the […]

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Democracy
'You killed a million people in Iraq' George Galloway tells Blair Cabinet Member

‘You killed a million people in Iraq’ George Galloway tells Blair Cabinet Member

BBC “George Galloway told a former member of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s cabinets she killed one million people in Iraq. The former Labour MP, […]

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Islam-hatred
Michele Bachmann declares Christian Jihad on all Muslims

Michele Bachmann declares Christian Jihad on all Muslims

The Young Turks: “Michele Bachmann took the stage at the Values Voters Summit today, and fired up the crowd with shots at President Obama and […]

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Apartheid
Is Mahmoud Abbas right that Israel is Guilty of War Crimes, Genocide in Gaza?

Is Mahmoud Abbas right that Israel is Guilty of War Crimes, Genocide in Gaza?

By Juan Cole: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday at the United Nations that Israel was guilty of war crimes in Gaza and even “genocide.” […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Climate Change is Costing Lives: Coal Plants Killed 1.2 mn. in China:  World Bank's Jim Yong Kim

Climate Change is Costing Lives: Coal Plants Killed 1.2 mn. in China: World Bank’s Jim Yong Kim

Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) — World Bank President Jim Yong Kim discusses the growing threat from climate change with Trish Regan on “Street Smart.” Bloomberg News: […]

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Iraq
Can Iraq Convince its Sunnis to Fight Extremists?

Can Iraq Convince its Sunnis to Fight Extremists?

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad via Niqash.org Local opposition to Sunni Muslim extremists in control of parts of Iraq is building – and it’s being […]

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