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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza
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Smotrich’s Apocalyptic “Decisive Plan” for Gaza

Dan Steinbock

Bezazel Smotrich is one of political leaders of Israel’s Messianic far-right. But he is also a shrewd administrator executing a biblical “decisive plan” of ethnic […]

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

“And those who husbanded the Golden Grain:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:15

09/18/2025 By Juan Cole

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

The West Needs to Expedite Visas, Study Permits, Safe Passage for Palestinians in Gaza

09/18/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Trump Humiliates, Squeezes Saudi Ally:  'Pay up--you wouldn't last 2 Weeks w/out US Army'

Trump Humiliates, Squeezes Saudi Ally: ‘Pay up–you wouldn’t last 2 Weeks w/out US Army’

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump, speaking at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday night, went out of his way to humiliate Saudi King Salman, […]

Juan Cole

Iran
UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

By Jan HENNOP, Danny KEMP, with Shaun Tandon in Washington The Hague (AFP) – The UN’s top court ordered the United States on Wednesday to […]

AFP

Donald Trump
New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

The president could Face Astronomical Civil Fines

AFP

Climate Crisis
No Cheetahs or Cool Breezes: The World our Carbon Dioxide is Bequeathing our Children

No Cheetahs or Cool Breezes: The World our Carbon Dioxide is Bequeathing our Children

By Frida Berrigan | – (Tomdispatch.com) – “I don’t want to live in a world without cheetahs, Mom.” Seamus loves cheetahs and what’s not to […]

Tomdispatch

Russia
Putin: Other Powers will Dump Dollar as Reserve Currency if US goes on With Sanctions

Putin: Other Powers will Dump Dollar as Reserve Currency if US goes on With Sanctions

US Making ‘Colossal’ and ‘Typical’ Empire’s Mistake

TeleSur

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New Shiite-led Gov't in Baghdad:  How Iran won the Iraqi Elections & Frustrated Trump

New Shiite-led Gov’t in Baghdad: How Iran won the Iraqi Elections & Frustrated Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Shiite politician Adil Abdul Mahdi has been appointed prime minister by new Iraqi president Barham Saleh, bringing to a close […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Amnesty International: Israeli ‘Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in Palestine is a War Crime’

Amnesty International: Israeli ‘Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar in Palestine is a War Crime’

“this act is not only heartless and discriminatory, it is illegal”

Maan News Agency

Iran
France Accuses Iran of Bomb Plot near Paris

France Accuses Iran of Bomb Plot near Paris

by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Valerie LEROUX | – Paris (AFP) – France has accused Iran’s intelligence ministry of being behind a foiled plot to bomb […]

AFP

Immigration
Trump says it's a Scary Time for Young Men; Imagine the Boys detained in his Immigrant Camps

Trump says it’s a Scary Time for Young Men; Imagine the Boys detained in his Immigrant Camps

As the Brett Cavanaugh controversy rages on, overlooked is a news item about the tent city set up for the migrant children in Tornillo, Texas. […]

Gail Ukockis

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