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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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Why Are Corporate Healthcare Fraudsters Being Handed ‘Get Out of Jail Free Cards’?

Why Are Corporate Healthcare Fraudsters Being Handed ‘Get Out of Jail Free Cards’?

  Kay Tillow Jun 12, 2023Common Dreams ( Commondreams.org ) – The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that oversees those […]

Common Dreams

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Saudi Foreign Minister in Iran seeking $1 bn in Bilateral Trade, Security for Gulf Shipping, Justice for Palestine

Saudi Foreign Minister in Iran seeking $1 bn in Bilateral Trade, Security for Gulf Shipping, Justice for Palestine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The London-based pan-Arab newspaper al-`Arab reports on the visit of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
On June 25, LGBTQ+ groups will March through the Streets of Istanbul, Turkey, despite Threats of Violence

On June 25, LGBTQ+ groups will March through the Streets of Istanbul, Turkey, despite Threats of Violence

  Undertones: Turkish citizens rethink what democracy means Is democracy in the ballot or on the streets? Written byCivic Media Observatory Posted 15 June 2023 […]

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Climate Crisis
Climate Crisis: Arizona Leaders ask Feds to Declare Extreme Heat a FEMA Disaster

Climate Crisis: Arizona Leaders ask Feds to Declare Extreme Heat a FEMA Disaster

Josh Bootzin/Cronkite News ( Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – All Phoenicians are familiar with heat, though resources to mitigate the health risks presented by […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

African-Americans
Being “Woke” is an American Value

Being “Woke” is an American Value

By Jim Hightower | ( Otherwords.org) – As Scottish literary giant Robert Burns wrote, “The best-laid schemes of mice and men / Go oft awry.” […]

OtherWords

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Daniel Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man in America

Daniel Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man in America

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) –    Former Defense Department analyst Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the media in 1971, died […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Israel/ Palestine
The Case for Recognising Palestine

The Case for Recognising Palestine

By Gareth Evans, Australian National University | – Since a United Nations General Assembly Resolution vote in November 2012, Palestine has had the status of […]

The Conversation

Iran
Iran, U.S. Renew Engagement To Avoid 'Big Crisis'

Iran, U.S. Renew Engagement To Avoid ‘Big Crisis’

By Golnaz Esfandiari     I’m RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari. Here’s what I’ve been following during the past week and what I’m watching for in […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Climate Crisis
Breaching 1.5°C /  2.7° F. Climate limit would jeopardise Security, says new German govt Strategy

Breaching 1.5°C / 2.7° F. Climate limit would jeopardise Security, says new German govt Strategy

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Exceeding the 1.5°C / 2.7° F. temperature limit of the Paris Climate Agreement would […]

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