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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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Tech will Adapt to Goals Set for it: Offshore Wind Capacity doubles as cost cut in Half

Tech will Adapt to Goals Set for it: Offshore Wind Capacity doubles as cost cut in Half

Boosting renewable energy use can happen quickly – and reduce harm to low-income people if done thoughtfully By Erin Baker, UMass Amherst | – With many […]

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Virginia’s bid to be Saudi Arabia of Offshore Wind, Bolstered by Dem IRA, to Save Consumers Billions

Virginia’s bid to be Saudi Arabia of Offshore Wind, Bolstered by Dem IRA, to Save Consumers Billions

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Virginia’s State Corporation Commission on Friday approved America’s largest offshore wind farm project, a 2.6 gigawatt facility to be constructed […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
How the Clock is Running out on Trump

How the Clock is Running out on Trump

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – Isn’t it rich that the man who abused presidential power more than any other, and tried to stage […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Arab World
Russian Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: New Trends, Old Traditions:  A Review

Russian Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: New Trends, Old Traditions: A Review

Bonn (Special to Informed Comment) – Review of Nikolay Kozhanov (ed.), Russian Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: New Trends, Old Traditions (London: Hurst and […]

Marc Martorell Junyent

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Amid death and destruction, the latest conflict highlights the depths of its humanitarian crisis

Gaza: Amid death and destruction, the latest conflict highlights the depths of its humanitarian crisis

By Amy Maguire, University of Newcastle | – Israel launched multiple air strikes on Gaza on August 5, in another eruption of open warfare between […]

The Conversation

Corruption
Trump joins Corrupt former French President Sarkozy in Having Authorities Raid his Home; Will he Also be Convicted?

Trump joins Corrupt former French President Sarkozy in Having Authorities Raid his Home; Will he Also be Convicted?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Reacting to the serving of a warrant and search by the Federal Bureau of Investigation at his Florida resort on […]

Juan Cole

Arab World
‘Cascading’ climate risks in the Middle East and North Africa

‘Cascading’ climate risks in the Middle East and North Africa

By Glada Lahn | – ( China Dialogue) – The next two United Nations climate negotiations will take place in the Middle East and North […]

China Dialogue

Israel/ Palestine
Despite Abraham Accords, Palestine is a deeply rooted emotional, cultural and spiritual issue for Arabs and Muslims

Despite Abraham Accords, Palestine is a deeply rooted emotional, cultural and spiritual issue for Arabs and Muslims

( Middle East Monitor ) – It seemed that it was all but a done deal: Israel was finally managing to bend the Arabs to […]

Ramzy Baroud

Corruption
New photos suggest how Trump, flush with Power, may have sent official Documents down the Toilet

New photos suggest how Trump, flush with Power, may have sent official Documents down the Toilet

By Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts | – Into the sewer. That appears to be the intended […]

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