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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

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Why Egypt 2011 is not Iran 1979

Alarms have been raised by those observing the popular uprising in Egypt that, while it is not itself a Muslim fundamentalist movement, the Muslim fundamentalists […]

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Pressman: The Cyclical vs. the Fundamental in U.S. Policy

Pressman: The Cyclical vs. the Fundamental in U.S. Policy

Jeremy Pressman writes in a guest column for Informed Comment The Cyclical vs. the Fundamental in U.S. Policy: Suddenly both are in flux If you […]

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Saad’s Revolution: Cole at Truthdig

Saad’s Revolution: Cole at Truthdig

My tribute to Saad Eddin Ibrahim, with whom I studied, is out at Truthdig. Excerpt: ‘ Saad Eddin Ibrahim has spoken out forcefully on human […]

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Million-Person Marches and the Army Backs Off

Million-Person Marches and the Army Backs Off

Despite efforts of the regime of Hosni Mubarak to forestall it by canceling trains to Cairo and throwing up checkpoints, masses of Egyptians poured into […]

Juan Cole

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Day of Wrath no. 7 in Egypt

Day of Wrath no. 7 in Egypt

50,000 protesters in Tahrir Square on 7th day of Wrath, as Muslim Brotherhood backs off Elbaradei endorsement. Army fires heavy artillery warning shots in air […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Million-Person March Planned as Elbaradei made Opposition Leader

Million-Person March Planned as Elbaradei made Opposition Leader

Protesters in downtown Cairo on Monday morning were calling for a general strike. On Tuesday, they said they will launch a ‘million-person march,’ clearly with […]

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Kolin: How the US Became a Police State

Kolin: How the US Became a Police State

Andrew Kolin writes in a guest column for Informed Comment To understand how the U.S. government became a police state, look no further than how […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt’s Class Conflict

Egypt’s Class Conflict

On Sunday morning there was some sign of the Egyptian military taking on some security duties. Soldiers started arresting suspected looters, rounding up 450 of […]

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Egypt
Zewail’s 4 point Plan for Egypt

Zewail’s 4 point Plan for Egypt

Nobelist in chemistry, Dr. Ahmed Zewail of the California Institute of Technology, is an Egyptian-American who has sometimes been mentioned as a candidate for president […]

Juan Cole

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