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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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Grand Ayatollah Ishaq Fayyads Fatwa In

Grand Ayatollah Ishaq Fayyads Fatwa In

Grand Ayatollah Ishaq Fayyad’s Fatwa in Favor the Constitution KarbalaNews.net [Arabic] publishes a copy of the fatwa by Grand Ayatollah Ishaq Fayyad in favor of […]

Juan Cole

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Cole On Issue Issue Web Based

Cole On Issue Issue Web Based

Cole on “The Issue” “The Issue,” a web-based interview show at Evolvetv.tv launches today with interviews of Juan Cole on Iraq. Given the meltdown during […]

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Rebuttal By Achcar Gilbert Achcar

Rebuttal By Achcar Gilbert Achcar

Rebuttal by Achcar Gilbert Achcar replies to my response. I think we’ve reached the point where our positions are clear and I’m disinclined to respond […]

Juan Cole

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Why We Have To Get Troops Out Of Iraq

Why We Have To Get Troops Out Of Iraq

Why we Have to get the Troops Out of Iraq The hundreds of thousands of protesters who came out throughout the world on Saturday were […]

Juan Cole

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Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate Against

Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate Against

Tens of Thousands Demonstrate Against Iraq War Al-Hakim Calls for “Yes” on Constitution Arrest Warrant in Basra for British Over 100,000 protesters rallied in Washington, […]

Juan Cole

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Reader Response On Coleachcar Billmon

Reader Response On Coleachcar Billmon

Reader Response on Cole/Achcar Billmon carefully considers the pros and cons and finally decides to call for US troops out now because otherwise there is […]

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Cobban Critique Of Cole My Good Friend

Cobban Critique Of Cole My Good Friend

Cobban Critique of Cole My good friend Helena Cobban offers her own critique of my position on the need for some way of forestalling massive […]

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Fadilah Calls For Defeat Of

Fadilah Calls For Defeat Of

Fadilah Calls for Defeat of Constitution Ayatollah Muhammad Ya`qubi, the leader in Najaf of the Fadilah (Virtue) Party–which has a big political and social base […]

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Abdul Amir Younes Hussein Not Charged

Abdul Amir Younes Hussein Not Charged

Abdul Amir Younes Hussein Not Charged 5 Months Later Arianna Huffington explores the case of CBS cameraman Abdul Amir Younes Hussein, who was detained by […]

Juan Cole

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