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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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Israel/ Palestine
Discriminatory Israeli Land Policies Box in the Palestinian Natives

Discriminatory Israeli Land Policies Box in the Palestinian Natives

( Human Rights Job ) – (Jisr al-Zarqa) – The Israeli government’s policy of boxing in Palestinian communities extends beyond the West Bank and Gaza […]

Human Rights Watch

European Union
Western Powers must Stop Rolling out the Red Carpet for Modi and Hindu Nationalism amid Pandemic: DiEM25

Western Powers must Stop Rolling out the Red Carpet for Modi and Hindu Nationalism amid Pandemic: DiEM25

The Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) expresses concern for the role of Kashmir in a dispute between two nuclear powers. We call on all […]

Arturo Desimone

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Palestinian Children's Health in Gaza under Israeli Blockade During Pandemic (Juan Cole Video Interview)

Palestinian Children’s Health in Gaza under Israeli Blockade During Pandemic (Juan Cole Video Interview)

KinderUSA is a Muslim-American charity specializing in helping disadvantaged children in Palestine and elsewhere. Although some people would have you think of Palestinians in Gaza […]

Juan Cole

African-Americans
Covid-19:  No, we're not all in this Together; Some Americans are being put at much Greater Risk

Covid-19: No, we’re not all in this Together; Some Americans are being put at much Greater Risk

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment) – There is a meme circulating in this time of pandemic that we are all in this together, that […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Israel/ Palestine
Pompeo Says Israel can Thumb Nose at Geneva Conventions (Crafted to Prevent More Axis-Style Atrocities)

Pompeo Says Israel can Thumb Nose at Geneva Conventions (Crafted to Prevent More Axis-Style Atrocities)

( Middle East Monitor ) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel tomorrow for discussions with its leadership about annexation, among other […]

Ramona Wadi

Afghanistan
Celebrated to Death: Memorial Day Is Killing Us, says an Afghanistan Vet

Celebrated to Death: Memorial Day Is Killing Us, says an Afghanistan Vet

[Note for TomDispatch Readers: Here’s a way to support TomDispatch in tough times and end up with a good book while you’re stuck at home […]

Tomdispatch

Constitution
Pence, who urged Impeachment of Bill Clinton for Lying, Would join Trump in Welcoming Confessed Liar Michael Flynn back to White House

Pence, who urged Impeachment of Bill Clinton for Lying, Would join Trump in Welcoming Confessed Liar Michael Flynn back to White House

Vice President Mike Pence says he would be happy to have disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn back in the White House. The statement […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Why Unemployment under Trump is way worse than even the Depression-Era Numbers Suggest

Why Unemployment under Trump is way worse than even the Depression-Era Numbers Suggest

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Friday May 8 unemployment statistics were as dire as many had expected. The US Department of Labor […]

John Buell

Bashar al-Assad
Is Russia set to abandon its ally, Syria's al-Assad?

Is Russia set to abandon its ally, Syria’s al-Assad?

Rumors are flying that Russia may be trying to topple Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad, or at least to force him to accept a new constitution […]

Nikola Mikovic

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