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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: Americans Must Demand a Credible Investigation Into Killing of American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

Israel/Palestine: Americans Must Demand a Credible Investigation Into Killing of American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

By Phyllis Bennis and Richard Falk | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Shireen Abu Akleh was a seasoned al-Jazeera correspondent for the […]

Phyllis Bennis

Campaign Finance
A Republican Tried to Introduce a Commonsense Gun Law. Then the Gun Lobby Got Involved

A Republican Tried to Introduce a Commonsense Gun Law. Then the Gun Lobby Got Involved

By Megan O’Matz | – ( ProPublica ) – Cole Wist was a Republican state House member in Colorado with an A grade from the […]

ProPublica

Guns
6 Charts show key role Firearms Corporations play in America’s Gun Culture

6 Charts show key role Firearms Corporations play in America’s Gun Culture

By Michael Siegel, Tufts University | – Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness to inadequate security, for the tragic mass shootings that are […]

The Conversation

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In Final Slap to Bush-Era Neoconservatives, Iraq Criminalizes Contacts with Israel

In Final Slap to Bush-Era Neoconservatives, Iraq Criminalizes Contacts with Israel

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Neoconservatives who pushed for the Bush-Cheney war on Iraq in 2003 hoped that by toppling the Arab nationalist dictator […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Jerusalem is not an internal Israel Affair to be Discussed before its Judiciary

Jerusalem is not an internal Israel Affair to be Discussed before its Judiciary

By Fayez Abu Shamaleh | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli government took note of the statement issued by the Jordanian Ministry […]

Middle East Monitor

Greece
Turkey sees chance to Strengthen its hand at home and abroad in Ukraine War

Turkey sees chance to Strengthen its hand at home and abroad in Ukraine War

By Ali Bilgic, Loughborough University | – The longstanding neutrality of Sweden and Finland was abandoned when both states submitted formal applications to Nato. But […]

The Conversation

Inequality
One-Off Demonstrations are not Enough: Progressives need Standing Mass Organizations

One-Off Demonstrations are not Enough: Progressives need Standing Mass Organizations

By Beverly Gologorsky | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – To begin, an anecdote. This past summer, a pigeon walked through my open balcony door while […]

Tomdispatch

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Turkey wants Anti-Kurdish Pledges in Writing from Finland and Sweden before they can Join NATO

Turkey wants Anti-Kurdish Pledges in Writing from Finland and Sweden before they can Join NATO

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkey is still holding up the application of Finland and Sweden to join NATO over what President Tayyip Erdogan says […]

Juan Cole

Guns
People Die as Weapons Industry Profits

People Die as Weapons Industry Profits

Gainesville, Florida (Special to Informed Comment) – Citizens are waking up to the fact that so many politicians can be so easily bought by the […]

F. Douglas Stephenson

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