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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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They Even Changed Its Name Nathan

They Even Changed Its Name Nathan

They Even Changed its Name? Nathan Brown, a Middle East expert at George Washington University, writes: “With little fanfare, the name of Iraq seems to […]

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Abuse Of Women Detainees Iraqi Women

Abuse of Women Detainees Iraqi women were also abused at Abu Ghuraib, according to the Taguba report and reports of photographs seen by the US […]

Juan Cole

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Thoughts On Torture Guest Editorial By

Thoughts on Torture Guest Editorial By William R. Polk Displays of naked Iraqi prisoners being humiliated in American military prisons have shocked not only Arabs […]

Juan Cole

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Americas Incompetent Colonialism Guest

America’s Incompetent Colonialism Guest Editorial by Keith Watenpaugh America’s Incompetent Colonialism: The Failures of the US Administration of Iraq A year ago, word began to […]

Juan Cole

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Zinni On What Went Wrong In Wake Of Gen

Zinni on What Went Wrong In the wake of Gen. Anthony Zinni’s 60 Minutes appearance, it is worth looking in detail at his recent essay […]

Juan Cole

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Zinni On What Went Wrong In Wake Of

Zinni On What Went Wrong In Wake Of

Zinni on What Went Wrong In the wake of Gen. Anthony Zinni’s 60 Minutes appearance, it is worth looking in detail at his recent essay […]

Juan Cole

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Continued Fallout Of War Of Holy Cities

Continued Fallout Of War Of Holy Cities

Continued Fallout of War of Holy Cities Even though Karbala has fallen quiet, there were clashes on other fronts. 20 people were killed and 50 […]

Juan Cole

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Continued Fallout Of War Of Holy

Continued Fallout Of War Of Holy

Continued Fallout of War of Holy Cities Even though Karbala has fallen quiet, there were clashes on other fronts. 20 people were killed and 50 […]

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Shiite International There Was More

Shiite International There Was More

A Shiite International? There was more heavy fighting in Karbala early on Friday, after which the city fell eerily quiet. By Friday night into early […]

Juan Cole

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