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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 […]

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

09/19/2025 By Juan Cole

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

The “Defense” Department has always been about War

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Canadian Fix For Iran Crisis Can Do Or

A Canadian Fix for the Iran Crisis? Can do, or CANDU? Guest Editorial by Jim Borynec ‘ Iran and the USA are involved in a […]

Juan Cole

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Salon

Salon.com on Mearsheimer and Walt My article on the Mearsheimer and Walt piece, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” is out in Salon.com. Actually, […]

Juan Cole

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Americana In Arabic Challenge To

Americana In Arabic Challenge To

Americana in Arabic A Challenge to Philadelphia Long-time readers know that as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks and subsequent events, I decided […]

Juan Cole

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Government Talks Postponed As 35 Die

Government Talks Postponed as 35 Die Shiites Reject Hard Line Sunni Speaker The Shiite religious parties of the United Iraqi Alliance took revenge Sunday on […]

Juan Cole

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Afghanistan Between Opium And Taliban

Afghanistan Between Opium And Taliban

Afghanistan Between Opium and Taliban Yes, there still is a war in Afghanistan. Seven were killed in it on Sunday, and over 40 on Saturday. […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq Swindled Of Millions By Us Firms

Iraq Swindled Of Millions By Us Firms

Iraq Swindled of Millions by US Firms Instability Spills over onto Lebanon’s Nasrullah Guerrilla violence killed 11 in Iraq on Saturday, including a British soldier […]

Juan Cole

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Christian Muslim Riot In Egypt Coptic

Christian Muslim Riot In Egypt Coptic

Christian-Muslim Riot in Egypt Coptic protests in Alexandria, Egypt, got so out of control on Saturday–turning into a Christian-Muslim riot– that Egyptian police intervened to […]

Juan Cole

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Guerrilla Attack Kills 2wounds 22

Guerrilla Attack Kills 2,Wounds 22 Marines in Anbar Sunni Mosques Bombed in Baqubah US Marines appear to have fought a major engagement with a company […]

Juan Cole

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Retired Generals Besiege Rumsfeld

Retired Generals Besiege Rumsfeld

Retired Generals Besiege Rumsfeld Retired Major General John Batiste said Friday of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, “We went to war with a flawed plan […]

Juan Cole

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