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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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Palestine needs immediate Attention to stave off a major Food Crisis: Ukraine Fall-Out

Palestine needs immediate Attention to stave off a major Food Crisis: Ukraine Fall-Out

(Middle East Monitor ) – A young journalist friend of mine in Gaza, Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh, told me that food prices in the besieged territory […]

Ramzy Baroud

Peace
How to End the War in Ukraine:  A Solution Beyond Sanctions

How to End the War in Ukraine: A Solution Beyond Sanctions

( Tomdispatch.com ) – As the war in Ukraine heads for its third month amid a rising toll of death and destruction, Washington and its […]

Alfred W. McCoy

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Was Jared Kushner the anti-Jon Snow in the Saudi Game of Thrones?

Was Jared Kushner the anti-Jon Snow in the Saudi Game of Thrones?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to investigative journalist Vicki Ward, Jared Kushner, a minor New York hustler who managed to marry into the Donald […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Historian Adam Michnik: Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine Will End Like Brezhnev’s Afghan War, And Spark A ‘New Wave’

Historian Adam Michnik: Putin’s Invasion Of Ukraine Will End Like Brezhnev’s Afghan War, And Spark A ‘New Wave’

By Vadim Dubnov | – ( RFE/RL ) – Vladimir Putin “has driven Russia into a trap” by invading Ukraine, the former Polish dissident Adam […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Houthi
Unlawful Killing in Yemen: Recent Saudi-UAE Attack Targeted Civilians

Unlawful Killing in Yemen: Recent Saudi-UAE Attack Targeted Civilians

Human Rights Watch – (Sanaa) – The Saudi and UAE-led coalition carried out three attacks in Yemen in late January 2022 in apparent violation of […]

Human Rights Watch

nationalism
The Rise of Russian Grievance Culture

The Rise of Russian Grievance Culture

By Gregory Carleton, Tufts University | – The range of anti-Russian measures taken by countries around the world since the start of Russia’s invasion of […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
France's Macron: "I am combating the Project of the extreme Right ... which is to put an End to Renewable Energy"

France’s Macron: “I am combating the Project of the extreme Right … which is to put an End to Renewable Energy”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The two frontrunners in France’s presidential election who now face a run-off election against one another, Emmanuel Macron and Marine […]

Juan Cole

Joe Biden
Can President Biden Wage Economic war against Russian Aggression without Hurting US Economy?

Can President Biden Wage Economic war against Russian Aggression without Hurting US Economy?

By Gorana Grgić, University of Sydney | – Any sort of analysis that tries to draw lessons from an evolving event such as an ongoing […]

The Conversation

Hungary
Can sanctions ever be just — let alone effective?

Can sanctions ever be just — let alone effective?

( Fellowship of Conciliation/ Waging Nonviolence ) – As a result of its brutal invasion of Ukraine, Russia is now the most sanctioned country in […]

H. Patricia Hynes

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