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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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206 Global Companies profit from Israeli Squatting in Palestinian West Bank

206 Global Companies profit from Israeli Squatting in Palestinian West Bank

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report on Wednesday identifying […]

Juan Cole

Green Energy
Is a Transition to Renewable Energy on the Verge of Being Unstoppable?

Is a Transition to Renewable Energy on the Verge of Being Unstoppable?

By Steven O. Kimbrough | ( Knowledge@Wharton) | – – As the world inches towards using more renewable energy and less fossil fuel for generating […]

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Why the 1st Floating Wind Farm, off Scotland, Might Save the World (Video

Why the 1st Floating Wind Farm, off Scotland, Might Save the World (Video

Statoil | (Video Report) | – – “Some people thought we were crazy when we put a giant wind turbine on top of a floating […]

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Donald Trump
Cherry-Picking Intel, Nunes and the Iraq War Disaster

Cherry-Picking Intel, Nunes and the Iraq War Disaster

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Here is a caution against the Nunes memo that the Republican Party intends to release: it […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Chiefs Of Three Russian Intelligence Agencies Travel To Washington

Chiefs Of Three Russian Intelligence Agencies Travel To Washington

Mike Eckel | ( RFE/RL) | – – WASHINGTON — The directors of Russia’s three main intelligence and espionage agencies all traveled to the U.S. […]

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Corruption
Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from "Anti-Corruption" Scheme

Saudi Prince reaps $106 bn from “Anti-Corruption” Scheme

Middle East Monitor | – – Saudi media sources yesterday confirmed the release of all detainees held on corruption charges at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in […]

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Authoritarianism
Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott

Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott

TeleSur | – – Opposition parties and leaders are calling for a boycott of Egypt’s presidential elections after other candidates were arrested or intimidated. Egypt’s […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump's "Immigration Policy" is just a form of Ethnic Cleansing

Trump’s “Immigration Policy” is just a form of Ethnic Cleansing

By Peter Certo | (Otherwords.org) | – – I’ll be honest: I didn’t watch Trump’s State of the Union address when it aired. Instead, I […]

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The Fascist underpinnings of Trump's State of the Union

The Fascist underpinnings of Trump’s State of the Union

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s State of the Union address had all the elements of fascism except brownshirts marching in […]

Juan Cole

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