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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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Did Bush Intervene in Iraqi Elections? The Bush administration may have thrown covert support to its favored political parties in Iraq over objections from Congress, […]

Juan Cole

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Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises To Nearly

Musayyib Death Toll Rises to Nearly 100 Reuters is reporting that the death toll from the gas station bombing in Musayyib on Saturday has risen […]

Juan Cole

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87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead In Iraq Attacks Over 100

87 Dead in Iraq Attacks, over 100 wounded 3 British Troops Killed The Age reports that a suicide bomber in Musayyib killed at least 70 […]

Juan Cole

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29 Dead 111 Wounded In Wave Of

29 Dead, 111 Wounded in Wave of Bombings 2 Marines Dead, 7 US Troops Wounded Street Battles in Samarra Sameer Yacoub of AP reports that […]

Juan Cole

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London Bombing Egypt Pakistan And

The London Bombing: Egypt, Pakistan and France Weigh In The Egyptian government has arrested Magdy Elnashar, an associate of the bombers in Leeds, a chemist […]

Juan Cole

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Ghost Of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John

The Ghost of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan John Aravosis at AmericaBlog brings up the awful possibility, based on an ABC report, that the Public Relations-hungry […]

Juan Cole

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17 Killed Mostly Policemen Sabrina

17 Killed, Mostly Policemen Sabrina Tavernisse of the New York Times managed to get the figures from the Iraqi Health Ministry on how many Iraqis […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Children Targeted Najaf Clerics

Shiite Children Targeted Najaf Clerics

Shiite Children Targeted Najaf Clerics Warn of Civil War Borzou Daragahi of the Los Angeles Times reports on the gruesome bombing in the poor Shiite […]

Juan Cole

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New Leads In London Bombing British

New Leads in London Bombing British police suspect that the four British/South Asian young men who carried out the London Underground bombings had mentors who […]

Juan Cole

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