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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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IPCC report: We can't Meet Climate Goals, without Deeply Slashing our CO2 Emissions

IPCC report: We can’t Meet Climate Goals, without Deeply Slashing our CO2 Emissions

Jack Marley | – The world has the means to avert the greatest ravages of global heating – but we must deploy them immediately, while […]

The Conversation

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Wind generation for First Time Outstrips both Coal and Nuclear in US

Wind generation for First Time Outstrips both Coal and Nuclear in US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ben Storrow of Climate Wire tweeted this week that “Last Tuesday, total U.S. wind generation exceeded 2,000 GWh, making wind […]

Juan Cole

Natural Gas
Bin Putin?  How Russia is increasingly becoming the Saudi Arabia of the North

Bin Putin? How Russia is increasingly becoming the Saudi Arabia of the North

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – A failed military intervention. The genocidal killing of citizens. Economic isolation by the international community. The arrests of anti-war […]

John Feffer

Evangelicals
War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals’ support for Putin as a leader of conservative values

War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals’ support for Putin as a leader of conservative values

By Melani McAlister, George Washington University | – In February 2022, evangelical leader Franklin Graham called on his followers to pray for Vladimir Putin. His […]

The Conversation

Russia
My Grandfather Fled Ukraine 140 Years Ago, Now it is an Icon of Our long History of War

My Grandfather Fled Ukraine 140 Years Ago, Now it is an Icon of Our long History of War

( Tomdispatch.com) – Excuse me if I wander a little today — and if it bothers you, don’t blame me, blame Vladimir Putin. After all, […]

Tom Engelhardt

Batteries
As US Squanders $728.5 billion/ yr on Pentagon, China Captures 65% of Global EV Sales, ups Production 115%

As US Squanders $728.5 billion/ yr on Pentagon, China Captures 65% of Global EV Sales, ups Production 115%

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – China is beating the pants off the United States in the burgeoning new energy vehicle market, out-producing and out-selling America […]

Juan Cole

European Union
Ukraine and NATO Expansion

Ukraine and NATO Expansion

Vancouver (Special to Informed Comment) – To be absolutely clear, the attack on Ukraine was a clear violation of international law, and there is absolutely […]

Peter G. Prontzos

Arab World
Systemic Change Is Coming to the Arab World Thanks to Gen Z Women

Systemic Change Is Coming to the Arab World Thanks to Gen Z Women

Manama (Special to Informed Comment) – Change is coming, I promise. Even as the pace of modernization in the Arab world shows some signs of […]

Suzan Kanoo

Islam
Why did a far-right Israeli Parliamentarian storm into the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Why did a far-right Israeli Parliamentarian storm into the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque?

By Nabil Al-Sahli | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – A far-right member of the Israeli parliament stormed into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque […]

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