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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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Afghanistan
US admits that Hellfire Strike on Kabul, killing 10, was a "Mistake" - But US often does not know Whom it is Droning

US admits that Hellfire Strike on Kabul, killing 10, was a “Mistake” – But US often does not know Whom it is Droning

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Associated Press reports that the survivors of family members killed in a U.S. hellfire missile strike on a civilian […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Pogrom at Sabra and Shatila

The Pogrom at Sabra and Shatila

By Donald Wagner | – See Journeyman Pictures documentary – Informed Comment . ( Electronic Intifada) – The US withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the end […]

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Employment
Unemployment Insurance Isn’t Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is.

Unemployment Insurance Isn’t Holding Back the Economy. Inequality Is.

By Rebekah Entralgo | – An estimated 9 million Americans got the rug pulled out from under them over Labor Day weekend as enhanced pandemic […]

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Arab Spring
What does the future hold for Middle Eastern states?

What does the future hold for Middle Eastern states?

By Mohamad Moustafa Alabsi | – From independence until the advent of the Arab Spring, Middle Eastern states have suffered due to their constituting principle, […]

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Climate Crisis
UN: Earth heading to 16% Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Risking Climate Instability

UN: Earth heading to 16% Increase in Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030, Risking Climate Instability

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A United Nations study of the greenhouse gas reduction targets announced by the 191 signatories to the Paris Convention has […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Tunisia: President’s Repressive Policies Abrogate Rights: Dozens Placed Under Arbitrary House Arrest (HRW)

Tunisia: President’s Repressive Policies Abrogate Rights: Dozens Placed Under Arbitrary House Arrest (HRW)

Human Rights Watch (Tunis) – Arbitrary and politically motivated acts of repression have proliferated in Tunisia since July 25, 2021, when President Kais Saied suspended […]

Human Rights Watch

Israel/ Palestine
Was Sabra and Shatila a genocide?

Was Sabra and Shatila a genocide?

By Donald Wagner | – ( Electronic Intifada) – The US withdrawal from Afghanistan marks the end of the latest in a long list of […]

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Afghanistan
The Trump Albatross around Joe Biden's Neck

The Trump Albatross around Joe Biden’s Neck

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The far right would like to impeach Joe Biden, kick him out of the White House, perhaps even throw […]

John Feffer

Arab Americans
Habib Satire and Marvel Superheroes: Using Comedy to Combat Stereotyping of Arabs

Habib Satire and Marvel Superheroes: Using Comedy to Combat Stereotyping of Arabs

By Safiyya Hosein | – As a researcher of Muslim superheroes, I’ve learned about the many ways Islamophobia manifests. Because Islam is racialized in the […]

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