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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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Artists Bring Human Richness at Times of Strife – and must be allowed to Speak about the Israel and Gaza

Artists Bring Human Richness at Times of Strife – and must be allowed to Speak about the Israel and Gaza

By Lowell Gasoi, Carleton University | – The current Israel-Hamas war has dominated the news for the past few months. As reports of military machinations […]

The Conversation

Children
Israeli-Made Famine: Denial of Food Aid could Kill 22,000 Palestinians this Month, Half of them Children

Israeli-Made Famine: Denial of Food Aid could Kill 22,000 Palestinians this Month, Half of them Children

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Israeli airstrikes and ground operations continued over the weekend […]

Juan Cole

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Setting the Record Straight:  Weaponizing Antisemitism to Cancel Academic Free Speech

Setting the Record Straight: Weaponizing Antisemitism to Cancel Academic Free Speech

( Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette) – As someone who believes deeply in human rights for all, who has spent a great deal of time in […]

Ted Swedenburg

Donald Trump
Trump and the End of the American Century

Trump and the End of the American Century

( Tomdispatch.com ) – With recent polls giving Donald Trump a reasonable chance of defeating President Biden in the November elections, commentators have begun predicting […]

Alfred W. McCoy

Dissent
Gaza: 400K Rally in DC against "Genocide Joe;" Massive Protests in Johannesburg, London, other Capitals

Gaza: 400K Rally in DC against “Genocide Joe;” Massive Protests in Johannesburg, London, other Capitals

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Millions of protesters came out around the world on Saturday, answering the call of Palestinian activists to rally against the […]

Juan Cole

International Court of Justice
What enforcement power does the International Court of Justice have in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?

What enforcement power does the International Court of Justice have in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?

By Victor Peskin, Arizona State University | – South Africa says that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and has asked the International […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Civilian Casualties in Gaza Are No Accident

Civilian Casualties in Gaza Are No Accident

( Otherwords.org ) – By Mitchell Zimmerman | An old legal adage states: “Men are presumed to intend the natural consequences of their acts.” The […]

OtherWords

Democratic Party
Could Israel's Gaza Atrocity Spiral into a Red Sea War and Sink Biden's Reelection?

Could Israel’s Gaza Atrocity Spiral into a Red Sea War and Sink Biden’s Reelection?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Joe Biden and his administration believe that they can support the extremist Israeli government in its genocidal assault on the […]

Juan Cole

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US-UK Airstrikes Risk strengthening the Houthi Rebels in Yemen and the Region

US-UK Airstrikes Risk strengthening the Houthi Rebels in Yemen and the Region

By Mahad Darar, Colorado State University | – The U.S.- and U.K.-led strikes on the rebel Houthi group in Yemen represent a dramatic new turn […]

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