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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 […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Juan Cole

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Illegal Squatter Violence is erasing entire Palestinian Communities

Israel’s Illegal Squatter Violence is erasing entire Palestinian Communities

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) published a report yesterday expressing deep concern about the Israeli illegal settlers’ forceful seizure […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Condition Critical: Desertification Threatens to Turn Iran's Future to Dust

Condition Critical: Desertification Threatens to Turn Iran’s Future to Dust

By Michael Scollon ( RFE/RL ) – Temperatures in Iran are hitting record highs, rivers and lakes are drying up, and prolonged droughts are becoming […]

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How Israel occupied Itself: The Way the Crisis on the West Bank Came Home

How Israel occupied Itself: The Way the Crisis on the West Bank Came Home

( Tomdispatch.com) – On July 24th, the Israeli Knesset passed a measure forbidding the country’s High Court of Justice from in any way checking the […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel

By Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski | – ( ProPublica) – During his three decades on the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas has enjoyed steady access […]

ProPublica

Climate Crisis
Renewables supplied a record 69.2% of Germany’s Electricity for Homes in July

Renewables supplied a record 69.2% of Germany’s Electricity for Homes in July

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Renewable energy supplied a record of 69.2 percent of Germany’s public net electricity generation […]

Julian Wettengel

Afghanistan
The Taliban's War on Women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as Gender Apartheid

The Taliban’s War on Women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as Gender Apartheid

By Vrinda Narain, McGill University | – (The Conversation) – The second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is fast approaching. Since then, Afghan […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Wind, Solar, favor Gov't Incentives, as 54% see Climate Change as Dire Threat

Two-Thirds of Americans Prioritize Wind, Solar, favor Gov’t Incentives, as 54% see Climate Change as Dire Threat

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Pew Research Center has released the results of a new US poll on climate change and green energy. It […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: The GOP Death Cult is holding the Earth Hostage to White Privilege

Climate Crisis: The GOP Death Cult is holding the Earth Hostage to White Privilege

. Diane Roberts   ( Florida Phoenix) – People, it’s too hot to be this stupid. A new NPR/PBS/Marist poll shows that nearly three-fourths of […]

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Arab World
Russia's Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

Russia’s Return as a Middle Eastern Power to Reckon With

  Amr Hamzawy   ( Middle Eastern Monitor ) – The repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war forced the administration of US President Joe Biden to […]

Middle East Monitor

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