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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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Syrian Women and Children return to rebuild, leaving Husbands Behind

Syrian Women and Children return to rebuild, leaving Husbands Behind

In need of capital to rebuild, Syrian men are staying in neighbouring countries to work while their wives head home By Melissa Pawson and Mahmoud […]

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Conspiracy Theories
When Politics Leaves Reality Behind

When Politics Leaves Reality Behind

Sacramento (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The traditional left–right political spectrum no longer captures the forces driving division in America today. That model works […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

The Obscenity of Collective Punishment in Gaza

Netanyahu is about to escalate, yet again, his war crimes in Gaza. By John Feffer ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – Maybe you remember […]

John Feffer

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Palestinian Literature: A Rich Literary Heritage from a Nation in Exile

Palestinian Literature: A Rich Literary Heritage from a Nation in Exile

By Heather Laird, University College Cork (The Conversation) – Palestinian literature is unique. It stands apart for its ability to capture a nation’s identity in […]

The Conversation

Bill of Rights
Antisemitism Awareness Act – Protecting Jews from What?

Antisemitism Awareness Act – Protecting Jews from What?

Last year, Congress proposed the Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) (S.558 and H.R. 1007) to combat anti-Semitism, but Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Sen. Tommy Tuberville and […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the Door for Annexation of the West Bank

Israeli plan to occupy all of Gaza could open the Door for Annexation of the West Bank

By Leonie Fleischmann, City St George’s, University of London Israel’s security cabinet has announced a plan to “capture” the whole of the Gaza Strip. The […]

The Conversation

Pentagon
The Real Evil Empire May Surprise You

The Real Evil Empire May Surprise You

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Forty years ago this month, I was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. I would be part of […]

William J. Astore

Authoritarianism
American Psycho: Trump’s Delusional Crusade Transforms America into a Pariah State

American Psycho: Trump’s Delusional Crusade Transforms America into a Pariah State

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment) – In Franz Kafka’s story “The Metamorphosis,” Gregor Samsa awakens to “find himself transformed into a monstrous vermin” — a […]

Dan Dinello

Israel/ Palestine
Expulsion and Occupation: Israel’s Proposed Gaza Plan

Expulsion and Occupation: Israel’s Proposed Gaza Plan

  by  Binoy Kampmark Killing civilians wholesale, starving them to convince those unaffected to change course, and shepherding whole populations like livestock into conditions of […]

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