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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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Will the US side with Saudi or Qatar in the Great Gulf Civil War?

Will the US side with Saudi or Qatar in the Great Gulf Civil War?

(By Omar Ali) The Saudi strategy of offering military support to the US while exporting Muslim militancy and portraying itself as the protector of the […]

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political Islam
Despite Twitter ban, Corruption Charges, Turkey PM claims victory, warns Islamist rivals 'will pay price'

Despite Twitter ban, Corruption Charges, Turkey PM claims victory, warns Islamist rivals ‘will pay price’

Turkey PM claims victory, warns rivals ‘will pay price’ (via AFP) Turkey’s Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory for his Islamic-rooted party in Sunday’s key […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Walmart Admits that its Business Model Requires Employees to Depend on Food Stamps

Walmart Admits that its Business Model Requires Employees to Depend on Food Stamps

Critics cite irony of annual report filing: ‘This is a company that everywhere it goes it creates poverty’ (By Lauren McCauley) [ Walmart employees are […]

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Pace Sheldon Adelson: Top 5 Signs West Bank is Occupied Territory

Pace Sheldon Adelson: Top 5 Signs West Bank is Occupied Territory

(By Juan Cole) New Jersey governor and presidential hopeful Chris Christie used the term “Occupied Territories” to refer to Gaza and the West Bank in […]

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Circumcision and its discontents

Circumcision and its discontents

For a male Jew, ‘brit milah’ brings together past, present and future; family, Jewish people, and humanity

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Human Rights
Whether Princesses or Paupers, Long Road to Saudi Women’s Rights

Whether Princesses or Paupers, Long Road to Saudi Women’s Rights

(By Rothna Begum and Adam Coogle)  When the story broke earlier this month of four Saudi princesses allegedly confined to their Jeddah home by members […]

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Climate Change
Ukraine wouldn't be as much a Crisis if Europe had adopted Green Energy Faster

Ukraine wouldn’t be as much a Crisis if Europe had adopted Green Energy Faster

Originally published on EnergyPost.eu.By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their spring summit in Brussels, EU leaders…

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Economy
We're not Envious, we're Disappointed: US Firms Stash $2 Trillion in Foreign Tax Havens, Costing us Billions

We’re not Envious, we’re Disappointed: US Firms Stash $2 Trillion in Foreign Tax Havens, Costing us Billions

(By Michael Winship) Here on our whimsical island off the coast of the Eastern Seaboard, we have a company called Manhattan Mini Storage that is […]

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Bill of Rights
Tea Party Opponents of Muslim Cemetery Claim Islam is not a Religion

Tea Party Opponents of Muslim Cemetery Claim Islam is not a Religion

TN Tea Partiers freak out on TV reporter for covering their effort to block Muslim cemetery (via Raw Story ) Tempers flared in a confrontation […]

Juan Cole

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