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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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Rep. Steve King, White People and 'Civilization'

Rep. Steve King, White People and ‘Civilization’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Rep. Steve King objected to a comment during a cable news discussion at MSNBC that this […]

Juan Cole

Plutocracy
GOP Convention Opens in City Pillaged by Its Policies

GOP Convention Opens in City Pillaged by Its Policies

TeleSur | – – Cleveland, once called the Mistake on the Lake, hosts nominating convention of the political party that authored its downfall Just a […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli opposition leader warns of ‘uprising of hatred’ in Israel

Israeli opposition leader warns of ‘uprising of hatred’ in Israel

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog warned of what he called “growing hatred and racism” in Israel […]

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Christians
Newt Should Check out Mike Pence's Christian Sharia

Newt Should Check out Mike Pence’s Christian Sharia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Newt Gingrich suggested late last week on cable tv that Muslim Americans should be asked if […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks

Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks

London (Informed Comment) – As Iraqi, Kurdish and Syrian forces squeeze its territory in the Arab world and Turkey hunts down the group’s support networks […]

Neil Thompson

Drones
Assassination by Robot is now US Policy

Assassination by Robot is now US Policy

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Think of it as the Trojan Drone, the ultimate techno-weapon of American warfare in these […]

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The Turkish Coup -- Real or Imagined?

The Turkish Coup — Real or Imagined?

Erdağ Göknar | (Duke Today) | – – Durham, NC – As if it were having a Cold War flashback, Turkey experienced a surprise coup […]

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Long Knives in Ankara: Victorious Erdogan begins Purge of Judiciary, Army

Long Knives in Ankara: Victorious Erdogan begins Purge of Judiciary, Army

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – President Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the failed coup against him to purge the judiciary and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinians rally for Erdogan, condemn Coup Attempt

Palestinians rally for Erdogan, condemn Coup Attempt

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA (Ma’an) — The Hamas movement organized several demonstrations in the besieged Gaza Strip Saturday morning, rejecting Friday night’s […]

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