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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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Biden, Speaking of "Climate Emergency" and National Security, Pledges Executive Orders to Combat Global Heating

Biden, Speaking of “Climate Emergency” and National Security, Pledges Executive Orders to Combat Global Heating

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that he would use executive orders and appeal to emergency measures in addressing what […]

Juan Cole

Joe Biden
The Fateful Fist Bump

The Fateful Fist Bump

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – If you thought the polarization of politics in the United States was corrosive, brace yourself for the even […]

John Feffer

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Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey’s hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River

Environment: Iraqis and Iranians continue to oppose Turkey’s hydroelectric projects on the Tigris River

By Roman Shemakov | – The following story is part of series on Turkey’s Ilisu Dam project and the flooding of Hasankeyf. The Ilisu Dam, […]

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How Climate Emergency could further Punish Inflation-Ridden Economies, with Record Heat Waves across US, UK and Europe

How Climate Emergency could further Punish Inflation-Ridden Economies, with Record Heat Waves across US, UK and Europe

By Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona | – Hundreds of millions of people struggled to keep cool amid a sweltering summer heat wave as cities […]

The Conversation

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Russia announces $40 Bn. Investment in Iran Oil & Gas, as Khamenei Supports Putin's invasion of Ukraine

Russia announces $40 Bn. Investment in Iran Oil & Gas, as Khamenei Supports Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey arrived on Tuesday in Tehran for a summit on guaranteeing the Syrian peace […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Violence in Darfur, Blue Nile adds to the worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

Violence in Darfur, Blue Nile adds to the worsening Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan

By Khalil Charles | – The outbreak of violence in the Blue Nile leading to the death of at least 60 people this weekend and […]

Middle East Monitor

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Cities need to embrace green Innovation now to cut heat Deaths in the Future

Cities need to embrace green Innovation now to cut heat Deaths in the Future

By Alex Boston, Simon Fraser University | – In late June 2021, North America’s most severe heat wave in history hit British Columbia and the […]

The Conversation

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Christian Nationalists want to Control your Body: How Dobbs Is an Attack on Us All

Christian Nationalists want to Control your Body: How Dobbs Is an Attack on Us All

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When I was the age that my daughter is now, my favorite sweatshirt had the words “Choice, Choice, Choice, Choice” in […]

Liz Theoharis

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The Climate Emergency grounds the Royal Air Force in UK, more Effectively than any Terrorist

The Climate Emergency grounds the Royal Air Force in UK, more Effectively than any Terrorist

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We will probably overshoot the UN goal of limiting extra global heating from the climate emergency to 2.7 degrees F. […]

Juan Cole

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