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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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Gov't:  Be Careful what you Say on Facebook:  "Are you on the Terrorist Watchlist?"

Gov’t: Be Careful what you Say on Facebook: “Are you on the Terrorist Watchlist?”

AJ+ “One million people worldwide have been swept up by TIDE, the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment. It’s a list of people suspected of being terrorists […]

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Democracy
Largest Israeli anti-War Rally since Gaza Campaign Began: 10,000 Protest in Tel Aviv

Largest Israeli anti-War Rally since Gaza Campaign Began: 10,000 Protest in Tel Aviv

Reuters: “Anti-war demonstrators protest against the war in Gaza at a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. Rough Cut” – Largest anti-war rally since attack […]

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Bill of Rights
6 Things To Know If Police Stop You In The US

6 Things To Know If Police Stop You In The US

AJ+ “If a police officer were to stop you on the street in the U.S. and start questioning you, what would you do? Check out […]

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Climate Change
Greenland Glaciers Collapsing much Faster than Thought

Greenland Glaciers Collapsing much Faster than Thought

Emory University: “Climate Change: The Physics of Glacier Loss” Related press release from UC Irvine from this spring: “ Greenland will be far greater contributor […]

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Apartheid
After its Failed Gaza Campaign, What next for Israel?

After its Failed Gaza Campaign, What next for Israel?

By Paul Rogers, University of Bradford via The Conversation With a tenuous five-day ceasefire now underway, the pause in the Gaza War allows each side […]

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Can al-Abadi win over Iraq's Moderate Sunnis?

Can al-Abadi win over Iraq’s Moderate Sunnis?

By Juan Cole Arguably, the so-called Islamic State (actually a vicious gang of serial killers) could never have taken over northern and Western Iraq if […]

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Iraq
Inside Mosul: A Yearning for Deliverance from IS Radicals

Inside Mosul: A Yearning for Deliverance from IS Radicals

By Khales Joumah | Mosul | niqash | NIQASH listens in on a conversation between Mosul locals to find out how they feel about US […]

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Israel
Israeli Assault killed Half of all Chickens in Gaza, Damaged Agriculture

Israeli Assault killed Half of all Chickens in Gaza, Damaged Agriculture

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Food and Agriculture Organization on Thursday warned that the Israeli assault on Gaza had caused extensive damage to the coastal enclave’s […]

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Climate Change
Is Climate Change Making us Ill?

Is Climate Change Making us Ill?

By DW “More extreme and recurring heat periods and weather events, spreading diseases: Climate change has a huge impact on the life on our planet. […]

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