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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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Egypt
Egyptian Official: Israelis Might be Behind attacks by Sharks, which seem to be Beasts of Prey

Egyptian Official: Israelis Might be Behind attacks by Sharks, which seem to be Beasts of Prey

Even shark attacks in the Middle East get caught up in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The fifth victim of a shark attack this week at Sharm […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Horrific Taliban Bombing of Would-Be Pashtun Militiamen

Horrific Taliban Bombing of Would-Be Pashtun Militiamen

The administrative offices of Pakistan’s Mohmand tribal agency were hit by two suicide bombers on motorcycles on Monday, killing as many as 51 persons and […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Pakistan Ethnic Groups

Map: Pakistan Ethnic Groups

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is AIPAC a Wikileaks Operation?

Is AIPAC a Wikileaks Operation?

One of the supreme pieces of hypocrisy in Washington right now is all the politicians crying treason and death penalty on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Dec. 6: Top Ten New Wikileaks on Greater Middle East

Here are this weekend’s top ten Wikileaks revelations for the Greater Middle East: The US and India wanted to slap United Nations sanctions on Hafiz […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Map: Ethnicities Afghanistan

Juan Cole

Iraq
Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Map: Religions & Ethnicities of Iraq

Juan Cole

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Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism:  Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

Wikileaks and the New McCarthyism: Maybe we Just Need a More Open Government

A big issue in the Wikileaks controversy has to do with restrictions on freedom of speech in a democratic society, and the use of pressure […]

Juan Cole

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Map: Modern Iran

Map: Modern Iran

Modern Iran Click to go to map, click again to enlarge. Informed Comment Map Page (Under Construcion)

Juan Cole

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