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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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Iraq
Iraq: al-Anbar's Cities are ISIL-Free, But Can they be kept that Way?

Iraq: al-Anbar’s Cities are ISIL-Free, But Can they be kept that Way?

Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | – – Every time extremists are forced out of Anbar’s cities they take refuge in nearby desert and attack again. […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Istanbul Suicide Bombers Were Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz: Official

Istanbul Suicide Bombers Were Russian, Uzbek, Kyrgyz: Official

TeleSur | – – The attack at Ataturk Airport is suspected to be the work of [Daesh or] the Islamic State [IS] group. Three suspected […]

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K Street is a 1-Party State:  DC Corruption is a Feature, not a Bug

K Street is a 1-Party State: DC Corruption is a Feature, not a Bug

By Thomas Frank | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Although it’s difficult to remember those days eight years ago when Democrats seemed to represent something idealistic […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Land Theft: 440% Increase in 2016

Israeli Land Theft: 440% Increase in 2016

IMEMC News | – – Israeli land confiscation policy has notably escalated in occupied Jerusalem and West Bank by 439% since the beginning of 2016, […]

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Iran
Now Iran-Kurdish Tensions are Spiking;  Why?

Now Iran-Kurdish Tensions are Spiking; Why?

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Clashes erupted this month between Kurdish fighters and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), with each […]

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Are ISIL's attacks the desperation of a Cornered Rat?  The Kerry-McCaul Debate

Are ISIL’s attacks the desperation of a Cornered Rat? The Kerry-McCaul Debate

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday evening at the Aspen Ideas Festival that “It has […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Turkish airport massacre will further imperil a nation on the verge of crisis

Turkish airport massacre will further imperil a nation on the verge of crisis

Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation) | – – Another heinous terrorist attack has horrified Turkey and shocked the rest of the world. The target this […]

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European Union
Will Brexit Help the Palestinian Cause in the EU?

Will Brexit Help the Palestinian Cause in the EU?

By Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – After months of anticipation, the United Kingdom has decided to leave the European Union (EU). […]

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Development
Is the Mideast disintegrating or just being Auctioned Off?

Is the Mideast disintegrating or just being Auctioned Off?

By Patrick Cockburn | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – We live in an age of disintegration. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Greater […]

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