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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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As Climate Emergency Shakes Iran, Government Attacks, arrests Water Protesters at Isfahan, wounding 3

As Climate Emergency Shakes Iran, Government Attacks, arrests Water Protesters at Isfahan, wounding 3

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – After two weeks of protests by thousands of farmers in the dry riverbed of the historic Zayandeh Rud river in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
74 Years ago, the UN General Assembly overstepped and stole the Palestinians' Country from Them

74 Years ago, the UN General Assembly overstepped and stole the Palestinians’ Country from Them

By Sayid Marcos Tenório | – On 29 November, 1947, the newly-created United Nations (UN) approved the Palestine Partition Plan and started the Nakba process. […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Will Germany's New Climate Super Minister Robert Habeck Super Charge the Clean Energy Transition?

Will Germany’s New Climate Super Minister Robert Habeck Super Charge the Clean Energy Transition?

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – As Germany’s first climate “super minister”, Green politician Robert Habeck will play a key role […]

Clean Energy Wire

Climate Crisis
Electric cars aren’t enough to hit climate targets: we need to develop better public transport too

Electric cars aren’t enough to hit climate targets: we need to develop better public transport too

By Vera O’Riordan | – Transport is responsible for 24% of energy-related carbon emissions worldwide. Half of those emissions are from carrying goods and services, […]

The Conversation

Congress
Lauren Boebert is the one with Terrorist ties, not Ilhan Omar

Lauren Boebert is the one with Terrorist ties, not Ilhan Omar

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) was caught on camera boasting of taunting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) that she is a terrorist. […]

Juan Cole

Corporate Surveillance
Is Big Brother Israel a ‘stalker state’?

Is Big Brother Israel a ‘stalker state’?

( Jordan Times) – In an interview with The Washington Post, Israel’s Breaking the Silence, an ex-soldiers rights organisation, has highlighted Israel’s comprehensive surveillance of […]

Michael Jansen

Epidemics
What we know about the Omicron Corona Variant So Far

What we know about the Omicron Corona Variant So Far

By Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Cathrine Scheepers, Jinal Bhiman, Marietjie Venter, and Tulio de Oliveira | – Since early in the COVID pandemic, the Network for […]

The Conversation

Banking
The Collapse of Turkey's Currency fuels Power Struggle

The Collapse of Turkey’s Currency fuels Power Struggle

By Bakr Sidqi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – On what was called “Black Tuesday” in the media this week, the value of […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
Germany to Get Green Party Ministry of Economy, Energy and Climate in boost for President Biden

Germany to Get Green Party Ministry of Economy, Energy and Climate in boost for President Biden

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Germany’s environmentalist Green Party, led by two popular politicians, nearly doubled its seats in parliament to become a swing party […]

Juan Cole

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