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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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Violence Kills 50 Health Food Security

Violence Kills 50 Health, Food, Security Situations Spiral Down Sunni guerrillas blew up a small Shiite mosque in Baquba northeast of the capital on Sunday. […]

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Political Maneuvers In Baghdad Saudi

Political Maneuvers In Baghdad Saudi

Political Maneuvers in Baghdad The Saudi-backed London daily al-Hayat [Life] [Ar.] argues that the visit (demarche would be more like it) of Secretary of State […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Comment Paying Price At Un For

Guest Comment: Paying the Price at the UN for Iraq Ambassador Gerald B. Helman writes: ‘ At some point, historians, scholars and foreign affairs practitioners […]

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42 Bodies Found In Iraq 19 Others

42 Bodies Found In Iraq 19 Others

42 Bodies Found in Iraq 19 Others Killed in Separate Incidents In a macabre harvest, 42 bodies were found in various places in Iraq on […]

Juan Cole

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Uia Member Calls For Jaafari To Step

Uia Member Calls For Jaafari To Step

UIA Member Calls for Jaafari to Step Down A member of the United Iraqi Alliance called publicly Saturday for Ibrahim Jaafari to step down as […]

Juan Cole

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Ayatollah Yaqubi Demands Khalilzads

Ayatollah Yaqubi Demands Khalilzads

Ayatollah Yaqubi Demands Khalilzad’s Expulsion Maliki: “US Will Destroy Iraq” Mortar shells, bombings and assassinations killed 9 in Iraq on Friday, in Baghdad and Kirkuk. […]

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Neocon Imaginary Middle East Again

Neocon Imaginary Middle East Again

The Neocon Imaginary Middle East: Again Speaking of political frauds, the Web site Newshog has nailed Kenneth R. Timmerman for falsely alleging that Iran has […]

Juan Cole

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Al Anizi Us Is Training Insubordinate

Al Anizi Us Is Training Insubordinate

Al-Anizi: The US is Training an Insubordinate Iraqi Army Sistani Blows off Bush Guerrillas shot dead 8 oil workers at the Baiji refinery north of […]

Juan Cole

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Attacks On Businesses Multiply

Attacks On Businesses Multiply

Attacks on Businesses Multiply Political Gridlock Continues A US soldier was killed in Habbaniyah and another was shot dead south of Baghdad. Guerrillas tried to […]

Juan Cole

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