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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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Bombings In Tal Afar Baghdad Najaf

Bombings in Tal Afar, Baghdad, Najaf Iraq is not World War II Someone detonated a bomb outside the house of Muqtada al-Sadr in Najaf around […]

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Iran And Iraq Muhsin Al Hakim

Iran And Iraq Muhsin Al Hakim

Iran and Iraq Muhsin al-Hakim “Horrified” at British Assault in Basra Muhsin al-Hakim, the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, spoke out in Tehran about the […]

Juan Cole

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Guest Editorial Achcar On Iraq

Guest Editorial Achcar On Iraq

Guest Editorial: Achcar on “Iraq Developments” “Iraq developments” by Gilbert Achcar ‘ 1) The Saudi Kingdom and Iraq The last weeks and days have seen […]

Juan Cole

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Car Bomber Penetrates Green Zone 33

Car Bomber Penetrates Green Zone 33 Deaths in Guerrilla Violence The Washington Post reports that “A car bomber penetrated the heavily fortified Green Zone in […]

Juan Cole

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Conyers On Arrest Of Antiwar

Conyers on Arrest of Antiwar Protesters Congressman John Conyers writes: ‘ September 27, 2005 Office of the Chief United States Park Police Dwight E. Pettiford […]

Juan Cole

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Sunnis Seek Last Minute Changes In

Sunnis Seek Last Minute Changes In

Sunnis Seek Last-Minute changes in Constitution Shiite teachers in Baghdad and Iraqi police and 10 passengers on a government bus were killed in violence on […]

Juan Cole

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Kos Diaries Daily Kos Diaries On Us

Kos Diaries Daily Kos Diaries on US troop withdrawals from Iraq: “Quit Your Bellyachin’”. and “Juan Cole says now is the time to leave Iraq” […]

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De Baathification Statistics Gilbert

De Baathification Statistics Gilbert

De-Baathification Statistics Gilbert Achcar kindly shares his translation of the following from Al-Hayat: ‘ Ali al-Lami, member of the De-Ba’athification Commission, told Al-Hayat that the […]

Juan Cole

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British Spies In Basra Fighting

British Spies In Basra Fighting

British Spies in Basra Fighting Weapons Smugglers 27 Killed, 62 Wounded in Violence Those two SAS special operations troops captured by the Basra police last […]

Juan Cole

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