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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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Zombie Wars v. Climate Cooperation

Zombie Wars v. Climate Cooperation

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – New York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul – forced to deal with every political leader’s nightmare, a weather […]

John Buell

Islamophobia
9/11: how politicians and the media turned terrorism into an Islamic issue

9/11: how politicians and the media turned terrorism into an Islamic issue

By Jared Ahmad | – As we mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, it is important to reflect on the legacy that […]

The Conversation

Afghanistan
The Winner in Afghanistan: China

The Winner in Afghanistan: China

( Tomdispatch.com) – The collapse of the American project in Afghanistan may fade fast from the news here, but don’t be fooled. It couldn’t be […]

Alfred W. McCoy

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Top 7 Ways al-Qaeda’s Terrorism Violated the Precepts of the Holy Qur’an

Top 7 Ways al-Qaeda’s Terrorism Violated the Precepts of the Holy Qur’an

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – One of the great tragedies of the early twenty-first century is that the great civilization of Islam, over 1400 years […]

Juan Cole

Germany
With a Million Electric Cars on the Road, a Quarter of Germans have plans to Buy an EV

With a Million Electric Cars on the Road, a Quarter of Germans have plans to Buy an EV

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Interest in electric cars is growing rapidly in Germany, according to a survey by the […]

Clean Energy Wire

Islamophobia
How social media – aided by bots – amplifies Islamophobia online

How social media – aided by bots – amplifies Islamophobia online

By Saif Shahin | – ( The Conversation ) – In August 2021, a Facebook ad campaign criticizing Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the United […]

The Conversation

Children
The Palestinian scramble to earn a living in Israeli-Occupied Gaza starts at school age

The Palestinian scramble to earn a living in Israeli-Occupied Gaza starts at school age

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The start of the new school year in the besieged Gaza Strip saw […]

Juan Cole

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The Accumulated Evil of the Whole: That time Bush and Co. made the September 11 Attacks a Pretext for War on Iraq

The Accumulated Evil of the Whole: That time Bush and Co. made the September 11 Attacks a Pretext for War on Iraq

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Kyle Swenson at the Washington Post reported in 2018 that Floridian Ishnar Lopez-Ramos was in love, but her intended only […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
September 11 and the Debacle of ‘Nation-Building’ in Iraq and Afghanistan

September 11 and the Debacle of ‘Nation-Building’ in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Walden Bello | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – In one of his interviews before the Taliban retook Afghanistan, John Bolton, Trump’s […]

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