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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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After oil: what Malaysia and Iran may look like in a post-Fossil Fuel Future

After oil: what Malaysia and Iran may look like in a post-Fossil Fuel Future

By Rowena Abdul Razak, London School of Economics and Political Science and Asma Mehan, Texas Tech University | – As the devastation of climate change […]

The Conversation

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Top 6 things wrong with DeSantis's Stunt of Flying Asylum-Seekers to Martha's Vineyard

Top 6 things wrong with DeSantis’s Stunt of Flying Asylum-Seekers to Martha’s Vineyard

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Stunts like Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’s program of rounding up and flying to Martha’s Vineyard Venezuelan and Colombian asylum-seekers, who […]

Juan Cole

Banking
In Turkey’s plunging Economy, Conspiracy and Corruption allegations Abound

In Turkey’s plunging Economy, Conspiracy and Corruption allegations Abound

By Civic Media Observatory | – ( Globalvoices.org ) – Whether on a date or at a family gathering, one topic of conversation is on […]

Global Voices

Climate Crisis
2022’s supercharged Summer of Climate Extremes from Pakistan to USA: How global warming and La Niña fueled Unprecedented Disasters

2022’s supercharged Summer of Climate Extremes from Pakistan to USA: How global warming and La Niña fueled Unprecedented Disasters

By Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland | – There’s an old joke about the fellow who has his left foot in a bucket of ice […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Germany to turbocharge Rooftop Solar by Slashing Taxes, Red Tape amid Ukraine War Energy Crisis

Germany to turbocharge Rooftop Solar by Slashing Taxes, Red Tape amid Ukraine War Energy Crisis

By Sören Amelang | – dpa / Süddeutsche Zeitung / Clean Energy Wire. ( Clean Energy Wire ) – The German government is introducing tax […]

Clean Energy Wire

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Iran, seeking Counter to US Sanctions, is Joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Warming up to Russia

Iran, seeking Counter to US Sanctions, is Joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Warming up to Russia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s foreign minister, attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, has signed key membership papers to formalize […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
All the Victims of the Ukraine War

All the Victims of the Ukraine War

“They will beat their swords into plowshares . . . Nor will they train for war anymore.” Isaiah2:3-4. Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Israel/ Palestine
On the 29th Anniversary of the Oslo Peace Accords, it is clear that Israel used them to Disadvantage the Palestinians

On the 29th Anniversary of the Oslo Peace Accords, it is clear that Israel used them to Disadvantage the Palestinians

By Adnan Abu Amer | – ( Middle East Monitor) – On 13 September, 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation signed the Oslo Accords, […]

Middle East Monitor

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America as a Sacrifice Zone

America as a Sacrifice Zone

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In the American ethos, sacrifice is often hailed as the chief ingredient for overcoming hardship and seizing opportunity. To be successful, […]

Liz Theoharis

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