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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

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Stanford U. Electricity now 100% Green, with Savings of $ .5 Billion; Why aren’t more Universities in Forefront of Climate Battle?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chelci Adami of the Stanford Report writes that Stanford University has transitioned to 100% renewable electricity. The Stanford Solar Generating […]

Juan Cole

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The US Should Remember that Israel's Squatter-Settlements in Palestine are War Crimes

The US Should Remember that Israel’s Squatter-Settlements in Palestine are War Crimes

( Middle East Monitor ) – US Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, engaged in further diplomatic contradictions, as he fluctuated between asserting the Biden administration’s […]

Ramona Wadi

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In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse

In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse

By Caitlin Moore, David Campbell, Helen Cleugh, Jamie Cleverly, Jason Beringer, Lindsay Hutley, and Mark Grant | – From rainforests to savannas, ecosystems on land […]

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The Five Horsemen of Today’s Apocalypse

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Once upon a time, the tutelary gods of nationalism and internationalism met for a chat. They had a superb perch above […]

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If Biden Really wants Putin to Fall, He should make Green Energy a War Measure

If Biden Really wants Putin to Fall, He should make Green Energy a War Measure

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden, at the end of his impassioned address in Warsaw, said: “A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire […]

Juan Cole

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There’s No Better Time to Buy an Electric Car and Kick Our Oil Addiction

There’s No Better Time to Buy an Electric Car and Kick Our Oil Addiction

( Otherwords.org ) – Long used to cheap gas at the pump, Americans are experiencing serious sticker shock these days. News headlines link this sharp […]

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When will the Saudis, the UAE and the US admit that the Ruinous Yemen war has Failed?

When will the Saudis, the UAE and the US admit that the Ruinous Yemen war has Failed?

By Saeed Al-Shehabi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The war in Yemen will complete its seventh year this week and there is […]

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Could Vladimir Putin be ousted over his Ukraine invasion?

Could Vladimir Putin be ousted over his Ukraine invasion?

Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom, University of British Columbia | – As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds on with no apparent solution through international diplomacy, some […]

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Human-Driven Climate Crisis:  East Antarctica Ice Shelf collapses for First Time in Human History

Human-Driven Climate Crisis: East Antarctica Ice Shelf collapses for First Time in Human History

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Associated Press reports that the Conger/Glenzer ice shelf in East Antarctica has collapsed. The event was caught on satellite […]

Juan Cole

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