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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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The Next Gaza War

The Next Gaza War

By Max Blumenthal | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – “A fourth operation in the Gaza Strip is inevitable, just as a third Lebanon war is inevitable,” […]

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Iran Deal: Why doesn't US Media interview Real Allies on American Policy?

Iran Deal: Why doesn’t US Media interview Real Allies on American Policy?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So after France and Britain and Germany conducted negotiations with Iran over its civilian nuclear enrichment […]

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"The World Has Changed': Reformist Iranian Press Goes Wild for Vienna Deal

“The World Has Changed’: Reformist Iranian Press Goes Wild for Vienna Deal

By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices) | – – Almost every front page of Iran's daily newpapers covered the nuclear deal on Wednesday 15 July. […]

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Education
Teaching tolerance: Five Israeli schools unite Jews and Palestinians

Teaching tolerance: Five Israeli schools unite Jews and Palestinians

By: Anna Kokko | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – JAFFA (Ma’an) — Paper lanterns crafted for Ramadan are hanging over the heads of children […]

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astronomy and outer space
Science Reveals Pluto -- (Why Can't we Trust it on Climate Change)?

Science Reveals Pluto — (Why Can’t we Trust it on Climate Change)?

NASA | (Video Press Conference and Images) | – – “NASA officials and team members of the New Horizons mission to Pluto participate in a […]

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Economy
European Companies poised for Iran Gold Rush but will Hill Keep US Out?

European Companies poised for Iran Gold Rush but will Hill Keep US Out?

By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL) Many of the punishing UN, U.S., and EU financial and energy sanctions imposed on Iran in recent years […]

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Acidification of Oceans
While Americans obsess about ISIL, Rest of World Fears Global Warming

While Americans obsess about ISIL, Rest of World Fears Global Warming

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The world at large is apparently divided over what constitutes the […]

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Did rise of Daesh/ ISIL ensure Iran Nuclear Deal?

Did rise of Daesh/ ISIL ensure Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In Iraq on Tuesday, Iraq militias and the Iraqi military launched a counter-attack on Falluja with […]

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The Netanyahu Effect?  Declining Support for 2 State Solution among Israelis, Palestinians

The Netanyahu Effect? Declining Support for 2 State Solution among Israelis, Palestinians

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) –Support for the two state solution decreased among both Palestinians and Israelis over the past year with […]

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