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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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Human Rights
Abusive and Discriminatory Policing by Israel of Palestinian-Israelis in Lod During May Hostilities

Abusive and Discriminatory Policing by Israel of Palestinian-Israelis in Lod During May Hostilities

Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – Israeli law enforcement agencies used excessive force to disperse peaceful protests by Palestinians in Lod (al-Lydd) during civil unrest […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
What does Liberation Mean for Israeli-Occupied Palestinians:  A Vision of Health and Education

What does Liberation Mean for Israeli-Occupied Palestinians: A Vision of Health and Education

By Yara Asi | – ( Al-Shabaka ) – The Palestinian health and education sectors have been neglected by Palestinian authorities and the donor community. […]

Al-Shabaka

Books
You heard that Right – “Peace Movements in Islam” – Juan’s new Book Challenges Stereotypes

You heard that Right – “Peace Movements in Islam” – Juan’s new Book Challenges Stereotypes

Today is a special day for me. In 2015, at the height of the ISIL cult’s influence in Iraq and Syria and during a time […]

Juan Cole

Agriculture
How Climate Change and extreme Weather may lead to Food Shortages and Escalating Prices

How Climate Change and extreme Weather may lead to Food Shortages and Escalating Prices

By Paul Ekins | – In a world with an increasing human population, climate change may have a serious impact on our ability to grow […]

The Conversation

China
Rejecting Biden pressure to distance itself from China, Emirates suspends $23 bn F-35 Deal

Rejecting Biden pressure to distance itself from China, Emirates suspends $23 bn F-35 Deal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Arab Emirates, the fabulously wealthy set of oil states at the head of the Gulf, has frozen its […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why does the US turn a blind eye to Israel's expansion of Squatter-Settlements on Palestinian Land?

Why does the US turn a blind eye to Israel’s expansion of Squatter-Settlements on Palestinian Land?

( Middle East Monitor) – Israeli media have been pointing out that the Biden administration in Washington is not too bothered about the occupation state’s […]

Ramona Wadi

Climate Crisis
Alarming Loss of Sea Ice diminishes the Arctic’s ability to cool the Global Climate

Alarming Loss of Sea Ice diminishes the Arctic’s ability to cool the Global Climate

By Matthew Druckenmiller, Rick Thoman, and Twila Moon | – The Arctic has long been portrayed as a distant end-of-the-Earth place, disconnected from everyday common […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
A Tour Guide to Hell on Earth, Small Town-Style:  Climate Change, Up Close and Personal

A Tour Guide to Hell on Earth, Small Town-Style: Climate Change, Up Close and Personal

By Jane Braxton Little | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Half a mile south of what’s left of the old Gold Rush-era town of Greenville, […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
Cheney outs Hypocritical Fox Anchors who Texted Trump Hysterically to Halt Insurrection they later Denied

Cheney outs Hypocritical Fox Anchors who Texted Trump Hysterically to Halt Insurrection they later Denied

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The January 6 Committee of the House of Representatives voted last night to hold former White House chief of staff […]

Juan Cole

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