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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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African-Americans
South Carolina removes the Physical Flag: Can it remove the Spiritual Illness of Racial Discrimination?

South Carolina removes the Physical Flag: Can it remove the Spiritual Illness of Racial Discrimination?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The South Carolina legislature has voted to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of the […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Amira Hass: “Let me be blunt: Gaza is a Huge Concentration Camp”

Amira Hass: “Let me be blunt: Gaza is a Huge Concentration Camp”

By Amira Hass / Julie Poucher Harbin | ( ISLAMICommentary) | – – by JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary Amira Hass, Haaretz correspondent for the […]

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Climate Change
Big Oil, Coal Racketeering:  Corp. Memos Reveal Decades of Climate Lies

Big Oil, Coal Racketeering: Corp. Memos Reveal Decades of Climate Lies

Union of Concerned Scientists | (Video Report) | – – “For nearly three decades, many of the world’s largest fossil fuel companies have knowingly worked […]

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Democratic Party
The Rear-View Mirror on Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Bus (Political Cartoon)

The Rear-View Mirror on Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Bus (Political Cartoon)

James MacLeod | (Political Cartoon) Via MacLeod Cartoons

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Alevis
Why defeating ISIL/ Daesh with military might is starry eyed idealism

Why defeating ISIL/ Daesh with military might is starry eyed idealism

By David Alpher | (The Conversation) | – – Just this past weekend of July 4, US-led coalition aircraft targeted the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa […]

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Christianity
As Glaciers Melt in Ecuador, Pope Francis challenges Technocrats, touts "Keeping" the Environment

As Glaciers Melt in Ecuador, Pope Francis challenges Technocrats, touts “Keeping” the Environment

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Pope Francis continues to preach environmentalism as he addresses crowds in Latin America, a challenging message […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
No Fish for You!  Israeli Navy arrests 6 Gazans for Fishing While Palestinian

No Fish for You! Israeli Navy arrests 6 Gazans for Fishing While Palestinian

By Palestinian Center For Human Rights – PCHR | Gaza Report | – – Israeli Naval Forces Continue Chasing Fishermen In The Gaza Strip Sea […]

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Foreign Policy
The Confederate Flag flew in Iraq as Symbol of Empire and Militarism ("Valor")

The Confederate Flag flew in Iraq as Symbol of Empire and Militarism (“Valor”)

By Greg Grandin | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – The Pentagon just can’t let go. In the wake of the Charleston Massacre, Amazon and Walmart have […]

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Children
“Books, Not Bullets,” Malala Yousafzai Urges at Oslo Summit

“Books, Not Bullets,” Malala Yousafzai Urges at Oslo Summit

By Aruna Dutt | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai spoke Tuesday […]

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