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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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Is the ISIS War About Oil After All?

Is the ISIS War About Oil After All?

By Jack Werner | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The unfolding intervention against the Islamic State shows that oil doesn't just guide U.S. […]

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Civil Rights
Can Marijuana heal Broken Bones?

Can Marijuana heal Broken Bones?

Nik Zecevic and Margaret Howell | (TheLipTV) | – – “Marijuana helps broken bones heal faster, according to a study which also found that bones […]

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Requiem for the Home Front: Before War was Covert & Elite

Requiem for the Home Front: Before War was Covert & Elite

By Tom Engelhardt | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Almost three quarters of a century ago, my mother placed a message in a bottle and tossed […]

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Terrorist kills 31 at Socialist Rally for Kobane in Turkey

Terrorist kills 31 at Socialist Rally for Kobane in Turkey

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – According to Alarabiya, on Monday a young woman aged 18 detonated a suicide bomb belt at […]

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Security Council Defies GOP, AIPAC on Hill by Approving Iran Nuke Deal

Security Council Defies GOP, AIPAC on Hill by Approving Iran Nuke Deal

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – When all 15 members of the Security Council raised their collective […]

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Apartheid
Israel: Security Forces Abuse Palestinian Children:  Chokeholds, Beatings, Coercive Interrogations

Israel: Security Forces Abuse Palestinian Children: Chokeholds, Beatings, Coercive Interrogations

Human Rights Watch | – – (Jerusalem) – Israeli security forces have used unnecessary force to arrest or detain Palestinian children as young as 11. […]

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Climate Change
What can World History teach us about Cooperating against Global Climate Challenge?

What can World History teach us about Cooperating against Global Climate Challenge?

By Adrian Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It is ironic, perhaps, but writing a world history, which involves telling hundreds of stories, makes […]

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Iraq
As the Iraqi Army takes on ISIL in al-Anbar: How did we get here?

As the Iraqi Army takes on ISIL in al-Anbar: How did we get here?

Brian Glyn Williams | (Informed Comment) | – – Last week the Iraqi government announced that it would be commencing operations to retake Ramadi, the […]

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Iraqi Government halts al-Anbar Campaign over Sectarian Fears, US Pressure

Iraqi Government halts al-Anbar Campaign over Sectarian Fears, US Pressure

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Kuwaiti press (al-Siyasah) is alleging that the Iraqi government, under American pressure, has hit the […]

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