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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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Cole Interview On Todd Mundt Show Npr

Cole interview on the Todd Mundt Show [NPR] The Cole interview can be listened to at: http://www.toddshow.org/ram/tmshow0911.ram. It requires a Real Audio Player, available free […]

Juan Cole

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News Of Capture Of Ramzi Bin Al Shibh B

News Of Capture Of Ramzi Bin Al Shibh B

News of the capture of Ramzi bin al-Shibh [b. al-Shaybah] in Karachi is exciting. Also captured, though this point has been litle commented on, was […]

Juan Cole

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In Defense Of Our Allies I Take Strong

In Defense Of Our Allies I Take Strong

In Defense of our Allies I take strong exception to the following statement [by a participant in H-Diplo]. >”Regional states and our feckless “allies” in […]

Juan Cole

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Both European Union And Human Rights

Both European Union And Human Rights

Both the European Union and Human Rights Watch have criticized General Pervez Musharraf’s attempts to stifle democracy in Pakistan. His “National Security Council,” very much […]

Juan Cole

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Yemeni Police Have Discovered Further

Yemeni Police Have Discovered Further

Yemeni police have discovered a further 300 kg. of plastic explosives in the capital, Sanaa, which belonged to an al-Qaida cell. Two members of the […]

Juan Cole

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Successes And Failures Of War On Terror

Successes And Failures Of War On Terror

Successes and Failures of the War on Terror Juan R. I. Cole Symposium on “Globalization and Terrorism” International Institute, University of Michigan September 11, 2002 […]

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One Of Founders Of Algerias Armed

One Of Founders Of Algerias Armed

One of the founders of Algeria’s “Armed Islamic Group” revealed in an interview with Asharq al-Awsat that Usama Bin Laden gave monetary aid to the […]

Juan Cole

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Rebellion Of Padshah Khan Zadran In

Rebellion Of Padshah Khan Zadran In

The rebellion of Padshah Khan Zadran in Eastern Afghanistan appears to have failed for the moment. The disaffected warlord, who has vowed to overthrow Karzai, […]

Juan Cole

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Bin Laden Preaches Against U

Bin Laden Preaches Against U

Bin Laden Preaches against U.S. Asim Daraz, an Egyptian journalist who lived in Afghanistan and associated for a while with Usama Bin Laden, showed videotape […]

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