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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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Now can we Turn the corner on Trump and Netanyahu’s Mistaken Preference for Force and Coercion?

Now can we Turn the corner on Trump and Netanyahu’s Mistaken Preference for Force and Coercion?

Storrs, CT (Special to Informed Comment) – Late in Trump’s presidency, a flurry of US activity reinforced the Trump administration’s total fidelity to Benjamin Netanyahu’s […]

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Can Saudi's Rogue Crown Prince Survive the Biden Presidency?

Can Saudi’s Rogue Crown Prince Survive the Biden Presidency?

London (Special to Informed Comment) – World leaders rushed to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris for their victory in […]

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On being Black and Blue in America

( Tomdispatch.com ) – As I lived through the nightmare of the election campaign just past, I often found myself dreaming of another American world […]

William J. Astore

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Trump's Scapegoats, African-Americans and Muslim-Americans, defended the Blue Wall and Elected Biden

Trump’s Scapegoats, African-Americans and Muslim-Americans, defended the Blue Wall and Elected Biden

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump notoriously said “I think Islam hates us,” and slapped a Muslim visa ban on a number of countries, which […]

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To what extent did the spycops target Palestine solidarity groups?

To what extent did the spycops target Palestine solidarity groups?

( Middle East Monitor) – This week the Undercover Policing Inquiry [in Britain] finally got underway, albeit in an unusual, coronavirus-restricted virtual fashion. There has […]

Asa Winstanley

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Has Donald Trump had his Joe McCarthy moment?

Has Donald Trump had his Joe McCarthy moment?

By Chris Lamb | – When CBS, NBC and ABC cut away from President Donald Trump’s news conference at the White House on the evening […]

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In this Election, make no Mistake: White Evangelicals Lost, as "Nones" and Religious Liberals saved the Day

In this Election, make no Mistake: White Evangelicals Lost, as “Nones” and Religious Liberals saved the Day

Charleston , W. V. (Special to Informed Comment) – Donald Trump taught America a great lesson. He showed that this nation has a huge number […]

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Trump's Falsehoods about Election Fraud give Aid and Comfort to Russia, ISIL Extremists

Trump’s Falsehoods about Election Fraud give Aid and Comfort to Russia, ISIL Extremists

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s meltdown on Thursday evening in which he alleged a vast Democratic conspiracy to stuff ballot boxes and steal an […]

Juan Cole

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