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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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Carbon Dioxide in our Atmosphere hits High not seen for Millions of Years, threatening Accelerated Global Heating

Carbon Dioxide in our Atmosphere hits High not seen for Millions of Years, threatening Accelerated Global Heating

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Monday that parts per million of carbon dioxide in our planet’s atmosphere […]

Juan Cole

Arctic
Arctic Ocean could be Ice-Free in summer by 2030s, with Global, Damaging and Dangerous Consequences

Arctic Ocean could be Ice-Free in summer by 2030s, with Global, Damaging and Dangerous Consequences

By Jonathan Bamber, University of Bristol | – (The Conversation) – The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by the 2030s, even if we […]

The Conversation

China
Is China trying to supplant Washington as Peacemaker between Israel and Palestine?

Is China trying to supplant Washington as Peacemaker between Israel and Palestine?

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud ( Middle East Monitor ) – Remarks on 24 May by China’s Ambassador to the UN on the situation in Occupied […]

Ramzy Baroud

Arms Sales
An Iron Curtain Has Descended on America

An Iron Curtain Has Descended on America

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Decline. It’s a word that hasn’t been much in the American vocabulary, though, as retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, historian, and […]

William J. Astore

Climate Crisis
Thumbing Nose at US, Saudi Cuts Oil production, Helping Russian War Effort, as Maduro Visits Riyadh

Thumbing Nose at US, Saudi Cuts Oil production, Helping Russian War Effort, as Maduro Visits Riyadh

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) of Saudi Arabia has taken several steps sure to annoy Washington in just the […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
As Bernie Sanders warns against Tribalism in America, Who will Stand Up to do the Right Thing?

As Bernie Sanders warns against Tribalism in America, Who will Stand Up to do the Right Thing?

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) – It is, unfortunately, not an understatement to say that our world that is becoming increasingly divided, increasingly tribalized. Tribalism […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Gay rights
Israeli Protesters fear for the Future of their Country’s precarious LGBTQ Rights Revolution

Israeli Protesters fear for the Future of their Country’s precarious LGBTQ Rights Revolution

By Orit Avishai, Fordham University | – Demonstrations against the Israeli government’s efforts to radically overhaul the country’s judicial system have become a weekly occurrence. […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatters attacking Palestinian town Burqa for Second Time caught on CCTV Cameras

Israeli Squatters attacking Palestinian town Burqa for Second Time caught on CCTV Cameras

( Middle East Monitor ) – CCTV cameras from a Palestinian home captured the start of an attack by Israeli settlers which damaged property and […]

Middle East Monitor

Democracy
How did Turkish President Erdoğan Survive the Strongest Challenge Yet?

How did Turkish President Erdoğan Survive the Strongest Challenge Yet?

Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won the elections in Türkiye. Again. In power for two decades, first as prime minister […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

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