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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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'Post-Truth' or 'Xenophobia' or . . . What word sums up Horrible 2016?

‘Post-Truth’ or ‘Xenophobia’ or . . . What word sums up Horrible 2016?

By Philip Seargeant | (The Conversation) | – – Every December, lexicographers around the world choose their “words of the year”, and this year, perhaps […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli forces suppress Bethlehem’s ‘Santa Claus march’ with tear gas, rubber bullets

Israeli forces suppress Bethlehem’s ‘Santa Claus march’ with tear gas, rubber bullets

By Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces Friday suppressed Bethlehem’s “Santa Claus March,” shooting tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets […]

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Barack Obama
Obama dismantles Bush Muslim Registry to make Trump start from Scratch

Obama dismantles Bush Muslim Registry to make Trump start from Scratch

By TeleSur | – – Activists say Thursday’s announcement of the dismantling of the notorious NSEERS program is a key victory in the fight against […]

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Bahrain
With Fall of Aleppo, will a Russo-Iranian Middle East challenge Trump?

With Fall of Aleppo, will a Russo-Iranian Middle East challenge Trump?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Thursday, the Syrian government announced that the last of those who wanted to be evacuated […]

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Why Trump's nominee for envoy to Israel is Setting off Alarm Bells

Why Trump’s nominee for envoy to Israel is Setting off Alarm Bells

By Mitchell Plitnick | Foreign Policy in Focus | Originally published in Lobelog | – – David Friedman’s approach to the issue of peace is […]

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Climate Change
How Human Carbon emissions created Arctic's balmy Frankenweather

How Human Carbon emissions created Arctic’s balmy Frankenweather

Andrew King | (The Conversation) | – – For the Arctic, like the globe as a whole, 2016 has been exceptionally warm. For much of […]

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Donald Trump
President Big Brother:  1984 is 32 Years Late

President Big Brother: 1984 is 32 Years Late

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Can you doubt that we’re in a dystopian age, even if we’re still four weeks […]

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Donald Trump
Trump blames Muslim immigrants for Turkey, Berlin Violence

Trump blames Muslim immigrants for Turkey, Berlin Violence

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – After the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey by a member of the Ankara police […]

Juan Cole

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EPA: Climate Impacts in the Northeast

EPA: Climate Impacts in the Northeast

Mirrored from The EPA Overview The Northeast is home to historic cities and large rural areas that serve as important natural habitats and agricultural lands. […]

Juan Cole

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