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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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Expelled from their homes by Israel, Palestinian Refugees in Syria's Yarmouk Camp now Starving in midst of War

Expelled from their homes by Israel, Palestinian Refugees in Syria’s Yarmouk Camp now Starving in midst of War

Israeli negotiators repeatedly refuse to consider a right of return for Palestinians Israelis expelled from Palestine to refugee camps in the region. But refugees are […]

Juan Cole

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A New Crimean War?  (Update: Stuff's Getting Real)

A New Crimean War? (Update: Stuff’s Getting Real)

(Juan Cole) Tensions have continued to build in Ukraine’s Crimea since I wrote about it a few days ago. On Saturday, The Russian parliament authorized […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Assad Regime’s Drought Response Triggered Syrian War

Assad Regime’s Drought Response Triggered Syrian War

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, February 28, 2014 (ENS) – The long drought that gripped Syria from 2006 through 2010 was a trigger of the conflict that has torn the country apart with devastating consequences, finds new research from a Dutch scientist.…

Juan Cole

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The Real Scientists: CO2 higher than in past 800,000 Years & World is Getting Hot!

The Real Scientists: CO2 higher than in past 800,000 Years & World is Getting Hot!

(By Jacob Chamberlain) Climate change is accelerating full steam ahead and immediate action is neccessary, leading scientists from two countries clarified in an educational guide […]

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Iraq
One Million Afro-Iraqis say "Yes We Can" in Next Election

One Million Afro-Iraqis say “Yes We Can” in Next Election

(By Mustafa Sadoun for Niqash, in Basra) There are an estimated 1.5 million African Iraqis in Iraq today and with these coming elections, the group […]

Juan Cole

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Peeping Toms of the Intel World: Recording Bulk Private Yahoo Webcam Chats

Peeping Toms of the Intel World: Recording Bulk Private Yahoo Webcam Chats

(By Juan Cole) In the same way that pedophiles are attracted to professions where they come into frequent contact with children, peeping Toms surely are […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
This Apartheid Week, Read the Report Israel Doesn't Want you To See

This Apartheid Week, Read the Report Israel Doesn’t Want you To See

(By Ben White) This week has seen the promotion of yet more anti-democratic legislation in Israel. A new law that received final approval by the […]

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Environment
GOP v. Nature:  House Voted Against Environment 95 Percent Of The Time In 2013

GOP v. Nature: House Voted Against Environment 95 Percent Of The Time In 2013

House Republicans voted in line with environmental interests on key environmental legislation an average of just 5 percent of the time in 2013, according to a new scorecard. The scorecard, released each year from the League of Conservation Voters, tallied…

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al-Qaeda
Obama and the Golden Calf of National Security:  Broken Commandments

Obama and the Golden Calf of National Security: Broken Commandments

(Karen J. Greenberg) In January 2009, Barack Obama entered the Oval Office projecting idealism and proud to be the constitutional law professor devoted to turning […]

Juan Cole

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