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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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2nd Iranian Commander killed in Iraq defending Samarra Golden Dome

2nd Iranian Commander killed in Iraq defending Samarra Golden Dome

By RFE/RL | – A commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been killed in Iraq, Iranian media reported. The Tasnim news agency, […]

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Barack Obama
Obama on his Foreign Policy: Between Realism and Idealism

Obama on his Foreign Policy: Between Realism and Idealism

By Matthew Iglesias | (Vox) – “When it comes to foreign policy, is President Obama a realist or an idealist? Turns out he rejects both […]

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art and photography
Beaten over call for co-existence: French artist's religious graffiti

Beaten over call for co-existence: French artist’s religious graffiti

RT | – “French grafitti artist ‘Combo’ got beaten for a graffiti of himself in Arabic clothes with the world ‘coexist’, with symbols of three […]

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When you've Lost Bernie Sanders: How Netanyahu destroyed the Israel Lobby

When you’ve Lost Bernie Sanders: How Netanyahu destroyed the Israel Lobby

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Senator Bernie Sanders, the most consistent and prominent progressive in the US Senate, has decided to skip the […]

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Iran's Khamenei throws support to a Practical Nuclear Deal with West

Iran’s Khamenei throws support to a Practical Nuclear Deal with West

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s clerical leader, gave a speech on Sunday in which he said he supports an […]

Juan Cole

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
US Commander: Death of Jordan Pilot Turning Point in ISIL Fight

US Commander: Death of Jordan Pilot Turning Point in ISIL Fight

ABC News | – United Arab Emirates joins Jordan in fight against ISIS after the horrific death of the pilot. ABC News: “Gen. John Allen […]

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Energy
EPA: Keystone XL would have a ‘significant’ impact on climate

EPA: Keystone XL would have a ‘significant’ impact on climate

The Tree | — Intro The arguments for rejecting the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline just got stronger: this time its about […]

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journalism
The reporter as action hero: what could possibly go wrong?

The reporter as action hero: what could possibly go wrong?

By Russell Frank | (The Conversation) Longtime New Yorker magazine staff writer Lillian Ross once admonished aspiring reporters not to write about themselves. “As a […]

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Belgium
Belgium’s Parliament latest to call for Recognition of Palestine

Belgium’s Parliament latest to call for Recognition of Palestine

By IMEMC News & Agencies | – Late on Thursday, the Belgian parliament approved a resolution calling for official recognition of Palestine as a state. […]

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