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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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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Rights Groups Face Existential Threat: Human Rights Watch Oral Statement

Palestinian Rights Groups Face Existential Threat: Human Rights Watch Oral Statement

53rd Session UN Human Rights Council Item 2 – Interactive Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
Hurricanes push heat deeper into the Ocean than Scientists realized, boosting long-term Ocean Warming

Hurricanes push heat deeper into the Ocean than Scientists realized, boosting long-term Ocean Warming

By Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela, University of California, San Diego and Sally Warner, Brandeis University | – (The Conversation) – When a hurricane hits land, the […]

The Conversation

Militarization
The Ultimate All-American Slush Fund: How a New Budget Loophole could send Pentagon Spending Soaring even Higher

The Ultimate All-American Slush Fund: How a New Budget Loophole could send Pentagon Spending Soaring even Higher

By Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung ( Tomdispatch.com ) – On June 3rd, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law that lifted the […]

William D. Hartung

Climate Crisis
Europe Heating up at Twice global Average, with Extreme Weather cost of $2 bn.

Europe Heating up at Twice global Average, with Extreme Weather cost of $2 bn.

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The World Meteorological Organization says that a new report reveals Europe to be the continent undergoing the most rapid heating […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate Change: Severe flooding in Yemen has Affected over 165 000 people, Worsening the displacement Crisis

Climate Change: Severe flooding in Yemen has Affected over 165 000 people, Worsening the displacement Crisis

( The Watchers ) – More than 165 000 people across more than 70 districts of Yemen were impacted by widespread flooding over the past […]

The Watchers

Displaced and Refugees
The Irony of 'World Refugee Day': 'Celebrating', then blaming the Victims

The Irony of ‘World Refugee Day’: ‘Celebrating’, then blaming the Victims

Dr Ramzy Baroud RamzyBaroud   ( Middle East Monitor ) – Fadi, a Syrian teenager, with curly hair and an acne-covered face, has miraculously survived […]

Ramzy Baroud

African-Americans
Teaching Juneteenth: One Black Family’s Struggle for Freedom Offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to Erase History from the Classroom

Teaching Juneteenth: One Black Family’s Struggle for Freedom Offers lessons for Texas lawmakers trying to Erase History from the Classroom

By Jeffrey L. Littlejohn, Sam Houston State University and Zachary Montz, Sam Houston State University | – (The Conversation) – The news was startling. On […]

The Conversation

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The Biden Effect: Electric Vehicle Sales skyrocket 79% in US in Q1

The Biden Effect: Electric Vehicle Sales skyrocket 79% in US in Q1

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Laws have consequences. The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Biden administration and the Democrats in Congress (with no Republican […]

Juan Cole

European Union
Europe Ignoring  Israeli War Crimes under Guise of Combating anti-Semitism, New report Finds

Europe Ignoring Israeli War Crimes under Guise of Combating anti-Semitism, New report Finds

( Middle East Monitor ) – The chilling repercussions of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism have been revealed in […]

Middle East Monitor

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