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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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Saudis Refuse Participation In Iraq War

Saudis Refuse Participation In Iraq War

Saudis Refuse Participation in an Iraq War The Saudis are again saying as loudly as they can that Saudi Arabia will not take part in […]

Juan Cole

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Bali Nightclub Bombing Death Toll Keeps

Bali Nightclub Bombing Death Toll Keeps

Bali Nightclub Bombing The death toll keeps rising in the bombing on Saturday of two nightclubs on the Indonesian island of Bali. Today I saw […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistan Election Results Pakistan

Pakistan Election Results The Pakistan People’s Party, led by Makhdoom Amin Fahim, seems set to attempt to form a government in coalition with the Muslim […]

Juan Cole

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Failure Of Reagans Afghanistan Policy

Failure Of Reagans Afghanistan Policy

The Failure of Reagan’s Afghanistan Policy The Reagan administration policy in Afghanistan was not a “most successful departure” but, in my opinion, an absolute disaster […]

Juan Cole

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Opposition To Musharraf Wins Big In

Opposition To Musharraf Wins Big In

Opposition to Musharraf wins Big in Pakistan Early returns available in the Pakistani elections held October 10 reveal a strong anti-Musharraf tendency among those few […]

Juan Cole

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Bin Laden And Pakistans Elections

Bin Laden And Pakistans Elections

Bin Laden and Pakistan’s Elections A letter is being distributed in Peshawar allegedly from Usama Bin Laden, urging Pakistanis to vote for the enemies of […]

Juan Cole

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History News Network 10 07 02 Fact

History News Network 10 07 02 Fact

History News Network 10-07-02: Fact & Fiction Jerry Falwell on Muhammad By Juan Cole Mr. Cole is professor of Middle East and South Asian history […]

Juan Cole

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Saddam Hussein Says He Refuses To

Saddam Hussein Says He Refuses To

Saddam Hussein says he refuses to resign and will remain in power, attempting to dampen down the rumors flying in Europe that he might step […]

Juan Cole

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Falwell On Muhammad Jerry Falwells

Falwell On Muhammad Jerry Falwells

Falwell on Muhammad Jerry Falwell’s absurd charge on CBS’s Sixty Minutes on Oct. 6 that the Prophet Muhammad was a terrorist was leaked late last […]

Juan Cole

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