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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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Gatsbyed Half to Death: Is America’s Trump Gilded Age another 9/11?

Gatsbyed Half to Death: Is America’s Trump Gilded Age another 9/11?

(Tomdispatch.com) – Here’s the question at hand — and I guarantee you that you’ll read it here first: Is Donald Trump the second or even […]

Tom Engelhardt

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Under Int'l Pressure Israel reverses ban on Hundreds of Gaza Christians visiting Holy Sites, though Cruel Blockade Continues

Under Int’l Pressure Israel reverses ban on Hundreds of Gaza Christians visiting Holy Sites, though Cruel Blockade Continues

N.B. The day after we published this piece, the Israeli government reversed itself and issued permits to Gaza Christians to visit their holy sites at […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
On the Verge of a New Kind of Culture: How Youth Changed the Climate Movement

On the Verge of a New Kind of Culture: How Youth Changed the Climate Movement

By Mike Males | – ( Yes! Magazine) – Frustrated with a lack of process on curbing climate change, young activists are taking matters into […]

Yes! Magazine

Climate Crisis
Americans want an End to Fossil Fuels, but Corporate Media won't Tell You So

Americans want an End to Fossil Fuels, but Corporate Media won’t Tell You So

The Washington Post downplayed the most hopeful findings of their own poll on climate action, so we highlighted those findings for them.

Basav Sen

Israel/ Palestine
Dear Tourists:  Palestine Still Throws the Best Christmas Party after 2,000 Years

Dear Tourists: Palestine Still Throws the Best Christmas Party after 2,000 Years

By Dorina-Maria Buda | – There are often marches and demonstrations in support of Palestine in cities around the world, but for those who want […]

The Conversation

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Could the Int'l Criminal Court brand Israel's Netanyahu a War Criminal?

Could the Int’l Criminal Court brand Israel’s Netanyahu a War Criminal?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A prosecutor on the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has opened an investigation into Israeli and Hamas war crimes, drawing […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
The Anti-Trump: Merkel’s Germany dumps 20% of Its Coal Use, CO2 Falls 7%, Renewables at 40%

The Anti-Trump: Merkel’s Germany dumps 20% of Its Coal Use, CO2 Falls 7%, Renewables at 40%

By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Germany has seen a second year of significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in 2019, […]

Clean Energy Wire

Israel/ Palestine
Israel is hoarding the Jordan River – The Palestinians and Jordan Need their Share

Israel is hoarding the Jordan River – The Palestinians and Jordan Need their Share

By Mark Zeitoun and Muna Dajani | – Two areas farmed by Israelis for more than 50 years have recently been returned to neighbouring Jordan. […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
A Feminist Alternative to Trump’s Sabre Rattling against Iran

A Feminist Alternative to Trump’s Sabre Rattling against Iran

Foreign policy should prioritize the needs of ordinary civilians and civil society — and wars of choice should always be off the table.

Foreign Policy in Focus

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