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A Pariah State?  Western Nations Sanction Israeli Cabinet Members
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A Pariah State? Western Nations Sanction Israeli Cabinet Members

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, CA (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The Israel Likud party under PM Benjamin Netanyahu had made Israel a rogue, pariah state even before […]

Bernie Sanders Says US Must Not Be ‘Dragged Into Another Netanyahu War’

Bernie Sanders Says US Must Not Be ‘Dragged Into Another Netanyahu War’

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Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major War – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?

Why did Israel defy Trump – and risk a major War – by striking Iran now? And what happens next?

06/15/2025 By The Conversation

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Afghanistan
US seeks Broad Powers, Immunity for post-2014 Troops in Afghanistan (Lazare)

US seeks Broad Powers, Immunity for post-2014 Troops in Afghanistan (Lazare)

Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Wednesday that a text had been agreed on between the US and the government of President Hamid Karzai […]

Juan Cole

Lebanon
Syrian Civil War Spreads to Lebanon: Beirut Shaken by Iran Embassy Blast, kills 23, wounds 150

Syrian Civil War Spreads to Lebanon: Beirut Shaken by Iran Embassy Blast, kills 23, wounds 150

Al-Hayat [Life] reports on the targeting by two suicide bombers of the Iranian embassy in south Beirut on Tuesday, which killed 23, including the Iranian […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt: Youth Remember Martyrs, Reject both Army and Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt: Youth Remember Martyrs, Reject both Army and Muslim Brotherhood

A couple of thousand demonstrators came into Tahrir Square on Monday evening to commemorate the massacre of protestors at Muhammad Mahmoud St. off Tahrir Square […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Kenya's KTN outshines American Media in Climate Change Coverage: 2013 among 10 Hottest Years since 1850

Kenya’s KTN outshines American Media in Climate Change Coverage: 2013 among 10 Hottest Years since 1850

Kenya’s KTN television news reports on the Warsaw Climate Conference and on a new report by the World Meteorological Organization showing that 2013 is one […]

Juan Cole

Drones
The Coming Drone Wars:  Iran Unveils its own Drone, with a 1200-mile Range

The Coming Drone Wars: Iran Unveils its own Drone, with a 1200-mile Range

It was foreseeable that when the United States began deploying drones wherever it likes, its rivals would also develop that capability. In fact, you wonder […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel forces Gaza Children to Wade through Sewage as Creepy, Evil Blockade Continues

Israel forces Gaza Children to Wade through Sewage as Creepy, Evil Blockade Continues

The health minister in the Gaza Strip has warned that the territory is on the verge of a major health catastrophe. Children are risking cholera […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Planet Tahrir:  The Coming Mass Demonstrations against Climate Change (Klare)

Planet Tahrir: The Coming Mass Demonstrations against Climate Change (Klare)

Michael T. Klare writes at Tomdispatch.com: A week after the most powerful “super typhoon” ever recorded pummeled the Philippines, killing thousands in a single province, […]

Juan Cole

Libya
State of Emergency in Libyan Capital as More Militia Clashes Break Out

State of Emergency in Libyan Capital as More Militia Clashes Break Out

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan declared a 48-hour state of emergency in the capital of Tripoli on Saturday as fresh fighting broke out at Tajoura […]

Juan Cole

Bush
US tries to Censor British Report on Secret Bush-Blair Push for Iraq War (Lazare)

US tries to Censor British Report on Secret Bush-Blair Push for Iraq War (Lazare)

Sarah Lazare writes at Commondreams.org If the U.S. gets its way, the world will never know the details of top-level discussions between George W. Bush […]

Juan Cole

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