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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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In Hottest Year on Record, Global Heating Killed a Taylor Swift Fan at Rio Concert

In Hottest Year on Record, Global Heating Killed a Taylor Swift Fan at Rio Concert

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that 2023 is on track to be the hottest year ever recorded, i.e. […]

Juan Cole

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Maine Secretary of State finds Trump ineligible for State’s Primary Ballot

Maine Secretary of State finds Trump ineligible for State’s Primary Ballot

By: Evan Popp – Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Thursday disqualified Donald Trump from the state’s primary in a closely-watched decision that makes Maine […]

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Lebanon
5 Budding Wars we hope the World can Avoid in 2024

5 Budding Wars we hope the World can Avoid in 2024

By Jessica Genauer, Flinders University | – (The Conversation) – Sadly, 2023 has been a violent one on the global stage. War broke out between […]

The Conversation

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Total War: Israeli Gov't has Killed 4,037 students and 209 Teachers in Gaza, Demolished 92 Schools and Universities

Total War: Israeli Gov’t has Killed 4,037 students and 209 Teachers in Gaza, Demolished 92 Schools and Universities

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Gaza Ministry of Education, which is staffed by professionals rather than party cadres, said on Wednesday that “According to […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
No Difference between Netanyahu and Hitler says Erdogan, leader of NATO Member Turkey

No Difference between Netanyahu and Hitler says Erdogan, leader of NATO Member Turkey

( Middle East Monitor ) – There is “no difference” between what Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu is doing in the months-long attacks on Gaza and […]

Middle East Monitor

Biodiversity
Climate Change is Further reducing Fish Stocks with Worrisome Implications for Global Food Supplies

Climate Change is Further reducing Fish Stocks with Worrisome Implications for Global Food Supplies

By Stefanie Colombo, Dalhousie University and Aaron MacNeil, Dalhousie University | – The health benefits of eating seafood are appreciated in many cultures which rely […]

The Conversation

Drones
Will US get Drawn in? Houthis Support Gaza by Loosing 17 Drones on Red Sea Traffic, Hit Container Ship

Will US get Drawn in? Houthis Support Gaza by Loosing 17 Drones on Red Sea Traffic, Hit Container Ship

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Houthi movement that rules northern Yemen announced Tuesday that it had again targeted a commercial vessel, the MSC United […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Forced transfer, ‘Moral Imperative’ and Colonial Contempt

Forced transfer, ‘Moral Imperative’ and Colonial Contempt

( Middle East Monitor ) – Two op-eds published on Christmas Day, one by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Wall Street Journal, and […]

Ramona Wadi

Islam
With Palestinian Struggle in Gaza, Tiktok has opened Rare Spaces of Empathy and Learning about Islam

With Palestinian Struggle in Gaza, Tiktok has opened Rare Spaces of Empathy and Learning about Islam

By Nahid Widaatalla, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – The ongoing conflict in Gaza between Hamas and Israel is playing out on screens […]

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