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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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Baradei says Inspectors found 'Nothing;' But Israeli Attack Plans not Tabled

Baradei says Inspectors found ‘Nothing;’ But Israeli Attack Plans not Tabled

Outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Muhammad Elbaradei, said that UN inspectors this week discovered “nothing to be worried about” at a new […]

Juan Cole

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Baradei says Inspectors found 'Nothing;' But Israeli Attack Plans not Tabled

Baradei says Inspectors found ‘Nothing;’ But Israeli Attack Plans not Tabled

Outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Muhammad Elbaradei, said that UN inspectors this week discovered “nothing to be worried about” at a new […]

Juan Cole

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Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to stand down and he declines to run in the upcoming Palestine Authority elections. The decision came […]

Juan Cole

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Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to stand down and he declines to run in the upcoming Palestine Authority elections. The decision came […]

Juan Cole

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Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases statements from the right wing and settler Israeli press Highlights: Review of Israeli Right-Wing, Settlement Commentaries 16 […]

Juan Cole

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Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases statements from the right wing and settler Israeli press Highlights: Review of Israeli Right-Wing, Settlement Commentaries 16 […]

Juan Cole

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Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Saeb Erekat, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization Steering Committee, said Wednesday that Palestine Authority president Mahmoud Abbas should be frank with the Palestinian people […]

Juan Cole

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Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Saeb Erekat, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization Steering Committee, said Wednesday that Palestine Authority president Mahmoud Abbas should be frank with the Palestinian people […]

Juan Cole

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Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style

Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama’s Negotiating Style

The Khamenei regime in Iran commemorated the taking of US embassy personnel hostage on Wednesday, with thousands of its supporters taking to the streets. But […]

Juan Cole

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