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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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Anti-War Russians find a new Home in Turkey

Anti-War Russians find a new Home in Turkey

By Arzu Geybullayeva | – ( Globalvoices.org) – In a lively neighborhood of Istanbul’s Kadikoy district, Grao Cafeteria is nestled in between local shops and […]

Global Voices

Climate Crisis
Urban Planning is now on the Front Line of the Climate Crisis. This is What it means for our Cities and Towns

Urban Planning is now on the Front Line of the Climate Crisis. This is What it means for our Cities and Towns

By Barbara Norman, University of Canberra | International climate talks in Egypt known as COP27 are into their second week. Thursday is Solutions Day at […]

The Conversation

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Top 6 Ways Republicans have Spread Hatred of Gays -- Background to Club Q Mass Shooting

Top 6 Ways Republicans have Spread Hatred of Gays — Background to Club Q Mass Shooting

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A 22-year-old gunman walked into Club Q in Colorado Springs Sunday and shot five people to death with a long […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Is the Controversy over Qatar's World Cup just More Orientalism and Islamophobia?

Is the Controversy over Qatar’s World Cup just More Orientalism and Islamophobia?

Belfast (Informed Comment) – The entire Arab world is excited as one of the world biggest sports events, the FIFA World Cup is held in […]

Mohammed Samaana

Climate Crisis
COP27 Climate Policy breakthrough as Wealthy Polluters accept the Principle of Climate Reparations: But does it Go far Enough?

COP27 Climate Policy breakthrough as Wealthy Polluters accept the Principle of Climate Reparations: But does it Go far Enough?

By Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland | – For 30 years, developing nations have fought to establish an international fund to pay for the […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Political Super-Storm: When Will Climate Change Become the Crucial Issue in American Elections?

Political Super-Storm: When Will Climate Change Become the Crucial Issue in American Elections?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Believe me, it’s strange to be an old man and feel like you’re living on a new planet. On November 7th, […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Violent Provocateur Ben-Gvir, Israeli Squatters, run Riot in al-Khalil/ Hebron, injuring Indigenous Palestinians and Israeli Troops

Violent Provocateur Ben-Gvir, Israeli Squatters, run Riot in al-Khalil/ Hebron, injuring Indigenous Palestinians and Israeli Troops

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel’s new extremist far right-wing government is the gift that keeps on giving. Itamar Ben-Gvir, an ally of the new […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Young Voters Delivered Big Wins for Abortion Rights

Young Voters Delivered Big Wins for Abortion Rights

By Ennedith Lopez | – When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer, it unleashed a wave of cruel new restrictions on reproductive […]

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Arms Sales
Ukraine war ignites the Arms Race in the Middle East

Ukraine war ignites the Arms Race in the Middle East

By Ibrahim Nawar | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Ukraine war has cast a shadow over the arms race in the Middle […]

Middle East Monitor

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