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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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Authoritarianism
1/6 Committee: Can a Pinochet-Style Chilean Dictatorship be Forestalled in the United States?

1/6 Committee: Can a Pinochet-Style Chilean Dictatorship be Forestalled in the United States?

( Otherwords.org) – If you believe violence instead of voting is justified, I implore you to at least consider the alternative viewpoint. By Jill Richardson […]

Jill Richardson

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Living in the Dark: Palestinians in Gaza, besieged by Israel and deprived of Electricity, Can’t even Refrigerate their Food

Living in the Dark: Palestinians in Gaza, besieged by Israel and deprived of Electricity, Can’t even Refrigerate their Food

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Committee of the Red Cross has released a detailed study of life for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Emergency hits Mideast as Massive Wildfires In Turkey destroy livelihoods

Climate Emergency hits Mideast as Massive Wildfires In Turkey destroy livelihoods

By Doga Celik and Arzu Geybullayeva | – ( GlobalVoices.org) – Since July 28, a total of 125 forest fires have raged through 21 provinces […]

Global Voices

Debt
Only $3 Bn. of Federal $46 Bn rental assistance dollars reach renters, as eviction moratorium ends

Only $3 Bn. of Federal $46 Bn rental assistance dollars reach renters, as eviction moratorium ends

By Brooke Newman | – ( Cronkite News) – WASHINGTON – The federal government’s COVID-19 moratorium on renter evictions ended Saturday, leaving thousands of Arizona […]

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Climate Crisis
Top Four ways extreme heat hurts the economy

Top Four ways extreme heat hurts the economy

By Derek Lemoine | – Summer 2021 will likely be one of the hottest on record as dozens of cities in the West experience all-time […]

The Conversation

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Palestinian Christians welcome U.S. United Church of Christ affirmation of right to Boycott Israel for Occupation of Palestinian Territories

Palestinian Christians welcome U.S. United Church of Christ affirmation of right to Boycott Israel for Occupation of Palestinian Territories

Palestinians UCC BDS Occupation Israel

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Workers’ Rights: COVID-19 and Systemic Abuse

Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Workers’ Rights: COVID-19 and Systemic Abuse

By Ihab Maharmeh | – ( Al-Shabakah) – The Israeli regime has been systematically violating the rights of Palestinian workers in Israel and its illegal […]

Al-Shabaka

Iran
Discussions of Iran's Nuclear Enrichment ignore Israel's Atom Bomb Arsenal: What if Iran's Program is a Deterrent to War?

Discussions of Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment ignore Israel’s Atom Bomb Arsenal: What if Iran’s Program is a Deterrent to War?

Mt. Berry, Ga. (Special to Informed Comment) – According to the latest news coverage, Iran-U.S. negotiations to revive the 2015 JCPOA are in trouble. The […]

John Hickman

African-Americans
In the Wake of "Black Lives Matter," does the the 1919 Chicago Race Riot Take on Special Significance?

In the Wake of “Black Lives Matter,” does the the 1919 Chicago Race Riot Take on Special Significance?

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – This week marks another infamous anniversary in US history: the Chicago race riot of 1919. It started when white […]

Michael Slager

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