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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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Ukraine: are reports of Russian troops mutinying and deserting true? It’s happened before

Ukraine: are reports of Russian troops mutinying and deserting true? It’s happened before

By Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex | – Reports have emerged in recent days that Russian troops in Ukraine, stalled in their advance and suffering […]

The Conversation

China
No to WW III: Why Russia Fumbled in Ukraine, China Lost Its Way, and America Should Exercise Restraint

No to WW III: Why Russia Fumbled in Ukraine, China Lost Its Way, and America Should Exercise Restraint

( Tomdispatch.com) – In Western military circles, it’s common to refer to the “balance of forces” — the lineup of tanks, planes, ships, missiles, and […]

Michael T. Klare

Israel/ Palestine
Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World

Being There, Being Here: Palestinian Writings in the World

( Middle East Monitor ) – Maurice Ebileeni’s study of Palestinian literary narratives and the imaginings of the Palestinian homeland highlights the need to rethink […]

Ramona Wadi

Batteries
Developing Morocco, which already gets twice as much of its Electricity from Renewables as US, plans new 800 MW Hybrid Solar Facility

Developing Morocco, which already gets twice as much of its Electricity from Renewables as US, plans new 800 MW Hybrid Solar Facility

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Morocco hosted a big energy conference with 19,000 attendees recently, at which it celebrated its partnership with Masdar, the green […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Electric Cars let German Consumers  Save Huge on Gasoline, Cut Russian Oil - Greenpeace

Electric Cars let German Consumers Save Huge on Gasoline, Cut Russian Oil – Greenpeace

By Edgar Meza | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Electric vehicles can save up to 300 euros [$331] a month compared to cars with […]

Clean Energy Wire

Counter-Terrorism
US could have done more to prevent civilian casualties in Raqqa, report says

US could have done more to prevent civilian casualties in Raqqa, report says

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United States could have done more to eliminate the chances of killing civilians in the campaign to capture […]

Middle East Monitor

Coal
In Victory against Coal, South African Court rules that clean Air is a Constitutional Right

In Victory against Coal, South African Court rules that clean Air is a Constitutional Right

By Rebecca Garland, University of Pretoria | – A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment […]

The Conversation

Archaeology
Israeli Archeologists find Proof of Muslim-Christian Ecumenism among Crew of Shipwreck from Dawn of Islam

Israeli Archeologists find Proof of Muslim-Christian Ecumenism among Crew of Shipwreck from Dawn of Islam

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ariel David writing at Haaretz reports on Haifa University marine archeologists who have been investigating a shipwreck that sank off […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Syrian Government, the World's Great Torturer, outlaws Torture: If it is a Joke, it isn't Funny

Syrian Government, the World’s Great Torturer, outlaws Torture: If it is a Joke, it isn’t Funny

By Sara Kayyali | Syria Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | ( Human Rights Watch ) – This is not an April Fools’ […]

Human Rights Watch

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