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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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Jaafari Iraq Headed Toward Religious

Jaafari: Iraq headed toward Religious Law On the second anniversary of the launching of the Iraq War, crowds demonstrated throughout the world. Among the larger […]

Juan Cole

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Two Car Bombings Of Us Troops Iraqi

Two Car Bombings Of Us Troops Iraqi

Two Car Bombings of US Troops Iraqi Politics Still Unsettled Wire service report that ‘ Insurgents attacked US troops with two suicide car bombs in […]

Juan Cole

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Wolfowitzs Plot To Destroy Opec And_18

Wolfowitz’s Plot to Destroy OPEC And Why it was always Ridiculous Joe Conason presents some excellent reasons why Paul Wolfowitz should not head the World […]

Juan Cole

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Poll Shows Bush Popularity On Iraq

Poll Shows Bush Popularity On Iraq

Poll Shows Bush Popularity on Iraq Plummeting A new ABC/Washington Post poll shows the number of Americans who approve of Bush’s handling of Iraq way […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi Parliament Meets To Sound Of

Iraqi Parliament Meets To Sound Of

Iraqi Parliament Meets to Sound of Bombs Al-Zaman: Guerrillas detonated a car bomb near a US facility in southern Baghdad on Tuesday, but only managed […]

Juan Cole

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Democracy By George My Essay Democracy

Democracy By George My Essay Democracy

Democracy by George? My essay, “Democracy — by George? President Bush and his supporters are taking credit for spreading freedom across the Middle East. Here’s […]

Juan Cole

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Women Bloggers And Other Quiet People

Women Bloggers And Other Quiet People

Women bloggers (and other quiet people) Jeanne at Body and Soul has some thoughtful and right-on observations on the Levy/ Jarvis debate I discussed below, […]

Juan Cole

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Blogging Phenomenon Steven Levy At

Blogging Phenomenon Steven Levy At

The Blogging Phenomenon Steven Levy at Newsweek asks why blogging is dominated by white males, and what the implications of this configuration are if blogging […]

Juan Cole

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Parliament Meets With No Government

Parliament Meets With No Government

Parliament Meets with No Government Guerrillas detonated at least five car bombs in Iraq on Tuesday. They detonated another at Baqubah early on Wednesday, killing […]

Juan Cole

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