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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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Gaza:  Child Survivors with PTSD - Aftermath of the Israeli offensive

Gaza: Child Survivors with PTSD – Aftermath of the Israeli offensive

RT | – “The UN is looking into possible war-crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. RT’s Bel Trew has the stories of those who survivor […]

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Barack Obama
Why is no one asking? Did GOP & Israel Lobbies write Iran Letter for the good of America?

Why is no one asking? Did GOP & Israel Lobbies write Iran Letter for the good of America?

By Hamid Zangeneh | (Informed Comment) People who worry about American national interests and security fall in one of the two categories: they either trust […]

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Egypt
Could Sunni-Shiite Rift make Tikrit a Pyrrhic Victory? Al-Azhar & Shiite Militias

Could Sunni-Shiite Rift make Tikrit a Pyrrhic Victory? Al-Azhar & Shiite Militias

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The foremost Sunni Muslim seat of learning, al-Azhar University in Cairo, has stirred controversy by issuing a considered legal […]

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European Leaders: GOP Letter Helped Iran in Nuclear Negotiations

European Leaders: GOP Letter Helped Iran in Nuclear Negotiations

By Sarah Lazare | (Commondreams.org) – An open letter to Iranian leaders from 47 Republican senators has provoked sharp rebuke from European countries that are […]

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Climate Change
Cyclone Pam & Vanuatu's Global Warming future: Fewer but Worse Storms

Cyclone Pam & Vanuatu’s Global Warming future: Fewer but Worse Storms

BBC News | – “A huge tropical cyclone with winds up to 270km/h (170mph) has devastated parts of the island nation of Vanuatu in the […]

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Democracy
Why Tough Talk from Netanyahu won't Guarantee his Election Victory

Why Tough Talk from Netanyahu won’t Guarantee his Election Victory

By Simon Mabon | (The Conversation) – For decades, Israeli politicians have argued that they live in a “tough neighbourhood” in an effort to justify […]

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Could a Netanyahu loss in Israeli Elections change Everything?

Could a Netanyahu loss in Israeli Elections change Everything?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Israeli polling is suggesting that Binyamin Netanyahu’s party might get only 21 seats or less in the 120-seat […]

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Barack Obama
GOP Senators tried to instruct Iran, showed own Ignorance of the Law

GOP Senators tried to instruct Iran, showed own Ignorance of the Law

By Curtis A Bradley, Duke University | (The Conversation) – On March 9, forty-seven Republican Senators signed an open letter directed at Iran’s leaders, ostensibly […]

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Israel
Not a Jewish State: Palestinian-Israelis form Coalition that could be 3rd Largest Party

Not a Jewish State: Palestinian-Israelis form Coalition that could be 3rd Largest Party

CCTV America | – “For the first time, Arab political groups are united as one party for Israel’s parliamentary elections and could influence the selection […]

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