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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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Egypt
The Great Urban-Rural Struggle over the Constitution in Egypt

The Great Urban-Rural Struggle over the Constitution in Egypt

(By Juan Cole) The tale of two constitutions, 2012 and 2014, in Egypt has to be seen in my view as significantly an urban-rural struggle. […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Obama NSA Defense FAIL: The al-Mihdar Red Herring

Obama NSA Defense FAIL: The al-Mihdar Red Herring

In his speech on the National Security Agency domestic surveillance program on Friday, Obama offered an explanation of its origins: “The program grew out of […]

Juan Cole

The BDP’s difficult choices over Dec 17

The BDP’s difficult choices over Dec 17

At last, the Kurdish movement had found an interlocutor who gave hope of a political solution and peace.

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Books
Books go Online for Free in Norway

Books go Online for Free in Norway

(By AFP) Literature goes online for free in Norway (via AFP) Most books published in Norway before 2001 are going online for free thanks to […]

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Iran
American Public Pushes back against AIPAC Senators seeking Iran Conflict

American Public Pushes back against AIPAC Senators seeking Iran Conflict

(By Sarah Lazare) A congressional drive for new sanctions on Iran, backed by the lobbying muscle of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, is meeting […]

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Arab Spring
How the Arab Spring Left the Palestinians Behind

How the Arab Spring Left the Palestinians Behind

(By Abdalhadi Alijla) Reading about the murder of Hassan Hassan, the Palestinian actor and comedian, in Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria was like a bombshell. […]

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Climate Change
Pension Managers should divest from Fossil Fuels: UN Official

Pension Managers should divest from Fossil Fuels: UN Official

(By Juan Cole) Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, told investors at a conference on Wednesday that they should […]

Juan Cole

‘I think I can still improve my strength’ says Shinji Kagawa, aiming to make bigger impact with United

‘I think I can still improve my strength’ says Shinji Kagawa, aiming to make bigger impact with United

The Japanese Manchester United midfielder said on Wednesday that, ‘I realise the Premier League is a very tough league and I know I have to […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Messianic Israeli Minister obsessed with Palestinian Land accuses Kerry of Messianic Obsession

Messianic Israeli Minister obsessed with Palestinian Land accuses Kerry of Messianic Obsession

(By AFP) US slams Israeli defense minister attack on Kerry (via AFP) A senior US official on Tuesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to […]

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