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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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Displaced and Refugees
Forced Migration as a Strategy of War: Israel's Mass Displacement of Gaza Palestinians

Forced Migration as a Strategy of War: Israel’s Mass Displacement of Gaza Palestinians

By Nicholas R. Micinski, University of Maine; Adam G. Lichtenheld, Stanford University: and Kelsey Norman, Rice University | – As a result of the monthslong […]

The Conversation

Egypt
Not "Surrounded by Enemies:" Regional Powers Egypt and Turkey retain Ties with Israel during Gaza  Conflict despite Critical Rhetoric

Not “Surrounded by Enemies:” Regional Powers Egypt and Turkey retain Ties with Israel during Gaza Conflict despite Critical Rhetoric

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A recent conversation in Israel was reported by The Forward: “‘We are surrounded by our enemies,’ muttered a […]

Mohamed Jegham

Apartheid
World Health Organization: Gaza faces Epidemics; 449 Israeli Attacks on Health Services in Palestine

World Health Organization: Gaza faces Epidemics; 449 Israeli Attacks on Health Services in Palestine

( Middle East Monitor ) – World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday confirmed more than 449 attacks on health services in […]

Middle East Monitor

Authoritarianism
Trump 2.0 and the Real Deep State

Trump 2.0 and the Real Deep State

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Recently, on a commuter train, I ran into an acquaintance who works for a government agency here in Washington, D.C. Soon […]

Andrea Mazzarino

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Half of Palestinians in Gaza are now Starving;  Depriving Civilians of Food is a War Crime

Half of Palestinians in Gaza are now Starving; Depriving Civilians of Food is a War Crime

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations warned on Saturday that half the population of Gaza is now starving. The World Food Programme (WFP) […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Tipping Points are Nearer than you Think — Our New Report Warns of Catastrophic Risk

Climate Tipping Points are Nearer than you Think — Our New Report Warns of Catastrophic Risk

By James Dyke, University of Exeter and David Armstrong McKay, Stockholm University | – It’s now almost inevitable that 2023 will be the warmest year […]

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Arab World
Moscow and Gaza: Is Russia ready for a major Shift in its Middle East Policy?

Moscow and Gaza: Is Russia ready for a major Shift in its Middle East Policy?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Gaza was among the main topics on the agenda of Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrived in the […]

Ramzy Baroud

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On How Israeli/US War Crimes in Gaza are orders of Magnitude Worse than those of Russia in Ukraine

On How Israeli/US War Crimes in Gaza are orders of Magnitude Worse than those of Russia in Ukraine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration has spent most of its diplomatic energy since the February 24, 2022, Russian invasion of Ukraine marshaling […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Why Yemen’s Houthis are Intervening in the Israel-Hamas Conflict and how it Could Disrupt Global Shipping

Why Yemen’s Houthis are Intervening in the Israel-Hamas Conflict and how it Could Disrupt Global Shipping

By Leena Adel, Curtin University; and Ben Rich, Curtin University | – In recent days, three Israeli-linked commercial vessels were targeted by ballistic missiles and […]

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