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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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IPCC report: Half the world is facing water scarcity, floods and dirty water — large investments are needed for effective solutions

IPCC report: Half the world is facing water scarcity, floods and dirty water — large investments are needed for effective solutions

By Balsher Singh Sidhu, University of British Columbia | – More than half the world’s population faces water scarcity for at least one month every […]

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Germany: Renewables stocks surge as govt renews vow to speed up expansion amid Ukraine war

Germany: Renewables stocks surge as govt renews vow to speed up expansion amid Ukraine war

By Kerstine Appunn | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – German renewables stocks have surged amid prospects of an accelerated energy transition after the […]

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Can the Republican Party shake its Putin Habit, as Pence takes on Trump?

Can the Republican Party shake its Putin Habit, as Pence takes on Trump?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s response to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s horrific invasion of Ukraine was to call Vlad the Invader a “genius.” A […]

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GOP Hostility to Ketanji Brown Jackson Goes Beyond Hypocrisy

GOP Hostility to Ketanji Brown Jackson Goes Beyond Hypocrisy

( Otherwords.org ) – Republicans complain about “reverse discrimination” on the Supreme Court. Their real complaint is against constitutional democracy. By Mitchell Zimmerman | March […]

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Our Double Standards on War and Refugees

Our Double Standards on War and Refugees

By Michael Jansen | – ( Gulf Today ) – Demonstrators attend a rally in support of Ukraine after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized a […]

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Ukraine: Nonviolent Resistance is a brave and often effective Response to Aggression

Ukraine: Nonviolent Resistance is a brave and often effective Response to Aggression

By Alexandre Christoyannopoulos | – Responses to the Russian invasion have been swift. Thousands of people both in Ukraine and abroad are enlisting to fight […]

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Russia's war Crime in Targeting Nuclear Plant Reminds us Why we Should rush to Wind and Solar

Russia’s war Crime in Targeting Nuclear Plant Reminds us Why we Should rush to Wind and Solar

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Russian tank shelling of the massive Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in the city of Energodar, which set fire to the […]

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Worried about nuclear war? You can actually do something to prevent it

Worried about nuclear war? You can actually do something to prevent it

By Frida Berrigan | – ( Waging Nonviolence ) – Ukraine is on fire. Russia is using cluster and thermobaric bombs, targetting civilians, killing children […]

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Military action in radioactive Chernobyl could be dangerous for people and the environment

Military action in radioactive Chernobyl could be dangerous for people and the environment

By Timothy A. Mousseau, University of South Carolina | – The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine has been surrounded for […]

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