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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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Cole on Majority Report I’m booked to be on Air America’s Majority Report Monday evening 7:40 or so EST. Please consider writing to tell the […]

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Israel Kills 38 Civilians On Eve Of

Israel Kills 38 Civilians on Eve of Ceasefire Hersh: Israeli Campaign Dress Rehearsal for War on Iran 250 Hizbullah Rockets Slam into northern Israel, Kill […]

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63 Dead 140 Wounded At Zafaraniyah Us

63 Dead, 140 Wounded at Zafaraniyah US Raids Ministry of Health The Associated Press reports that after 7 pm on Sunday, Sunni Arab guerrillas suddenly […]

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McGreevy: The War’s Deathbed Patrick McGreevy writes from Beirut: The War’s Deathbed ‘ It is 3 am in Beirut. The war is scheduled to keel […]

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Saving Baghdad Like We Saved Fallujah

Saving Baghdad Like We Saved Fallujah: Guest Comment A reader who was in Iraq recently writes: ‘[Baghdad:] . . . The city is virtually shut […]

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Jill Carroll On Her Captivity

Jill Carroll on Her Captivity The Christian Science Monitor is carrying a serial account by journalist Jill Carroll of her captivity in the hands of […]

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Khalilzad and Iran: Guest Comments An informed observer writes: ‘ Ambassador Khalilzad made statements in Baghdad regarding Iran, perhaps for US and Western consumption and […]

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Lebanon Accepts Un Ceasefire Hizbullah

Lebanon Accepts UN Ceasefire Hizbullah Kills 24 Israeli Soldiers Despite significant reservations, the Lebanese government on Sunday morning accepted the UN security council resolution. Hizbullah […]

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Fuel Crisis in Baghdad Dozens of Bodies Found The Sunni Arab guerrillas have long sought to cut Baghdad off from fuel. Al-Sharq al-Awsat/ AFP say […]

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