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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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Huge Israeli Conference in Jerusalem Plots Squatter-Settlements in Gaza once it is Ethnically Cleansed

Huge Israeli Conference in Jerusalem Plots Squatter-Settlements in Gaza once it is Ethnically Cleansed

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Sunday evening 12 Israeli cabinet members and 15 members of Parliament (the […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Most Palestinians in Gaza are now Displaced at least Twice Over. They have a Right to Choose where to Return

Most Palestinians in Gaza are now Displaced at least Twice Over. They have a Right to Choose where to Return

By Sari Bashi Program Director @saribashi | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – It has been almost four months since Israel began its strikes […]

Human Rights Watch

Genocide
Ruling by UN's Top Court means the U.S. and Canada could be liable for Complicity in Gaza Genocide

Ruling by UN’s Top Court means the U.S. and Canada could be liable for Complicity in Gaza Genocide

By Heidi Matthews, York University, Canada; Faisal A. Bhabha, York University, Canada; and Mohammad Fadel, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – The International […]

The Conversation

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How Biden inherited the War with an Iraqi Shiite Militia from Bush, Trump and Netanyahu

How Biden inherited the War with an Iraqi Shiite Militia from Bush, Trump and Netanyahu

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The “Party of God Brigades” (Kata’ib Hizbullah) of Iraq struck the Tower 22 US military base in the far north […]

Juan Cole

Ecology
How Trees and Forests Heal us and make for Well-Being,

How Trees and Forests Heal us and make for Well-Being,

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Korean scientists have confirmed that walking through forest areas improved older women’s blood pressure, lung capacity and […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Climate Crisis
As Climate Chaos Accelerates, Governments can’t Afford any other Priority

As Climate Chaos Accelerates, Governments can’t Afford any other Priority

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In December, the New York Times reported that “Earth is finishing up its warmest year in the past 174 years and […]

Stan Cox

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From the Siege of Leningrad to the Siege of Gaza: Colonialist Mentality

From the Siege of Leningrad to the Siege of Gaza: Colonialist Mentality

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment) – Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1944, people in the street were hugging each other and weeping with joy. […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Israel/ Palestine
UN’s top Court orders Israel to ‘Prevent Genocide’ in Gaza

UN’s top Court orders Israel to ‘Prevent Genocide’ in Gaza

By Michelle Farrell, University of Liverpool | – (The Conversation) – In a landmark decision – and with the whole world watching – the International […]

The Conversation

National Security State
Ron DeSantis: Yet Another Cog in Guantanamo's Torture Machine

Ron DeSantis: Yet Another Cog in Guantanamo’s Torture Machine

Roy Eidelson ( Commondreams.org ) – Recently, there have been troubling revelations about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — a leading 2024 GOP presidential aspirant — […]

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