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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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Juan Cole
An Evening with Juan Cole on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam at Nicola’s/ Facebook

An Evening with Juan Cole on the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam at Nicola’s/ Facebook

Nicola’s Books, Ann Arbor: An Evening with Juan Cole Tuesday, Oct 27 2020 – 7:00 pm ET Our friend Juan Cole is joining us on […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
American War Crime:  Trump's Child Separation at the Border violates the Rome Statute, Majorly

American War Crime: Trump’s Child Separation at the Border violates the Rome Statute, Majorly

Boise, Idaho (Special to Informed Comment) – As a retired military lawyer, I have more than a passing familiarity with international humanitarian law. When I […]

Everett Wohlers

Development
When it Comes to the Pandemic, those he called "Shithole" Countries have run Rings around Trump

When it Comes to the Pandemic, those he called “Shithole” Countries have run Rings around Trump

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Asked recently what he might do differently in managing the Covid19 pandemic the president responded, “Not much.” […]

John Buell

Bahrain
Are Trump's Arab-Israeli "Peace Deals" fuelling a New Mideast Arms Race?

Are Trump’s Arab-Israeli “Peace Deals” fuelling a New Mideast Arms Race?

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Giving up its decades-old position against Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Sudan has agreed […]

Middle East Monitor

Australia
South Australia first to be 100% Solar-Powered, as Solar becomes Cheapest form of Energy

South Australia first to be 100% Solar-Powered, as Solar becomes Cheapest form of Energy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The state of South Australia is the future. For one hour, on October 11, all of its electricity was generated […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
With UN's Climate summit postponed until 2021, Grassroots Activists Step in to Maintain Momentum in cutting CO2

With UN’s Climate summit postponed until 2021, Grassroots Activists Step in to Maintain Momentum in cutting CO2

By Andrea(s) Speck | – ( Waging Nonviolence) – Not just another civil society statement on climate change, the Glasgow Agreement is a ‘people’s climate […]

Waging Nonviolence

Democratic Party
The Nightmare That Joe Could Inherit

The Nightmare That Joe Could Inherit

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Donald Trump isn’t just inside the heads of his Trumpster base; he’s long been a consuming obsession among those yearning for […]

Rajan Menon

Health Care
'There Is No Insulin': Desperate Iranians Tweet Calls For Life-Saving Drug

‘There Is No Insulin’: Desperate Iranians Tweet Calls For Life-Saving Drug

(RFE/RL) – Tens of thousands of diabetics in Iran are said to be facing shortages of insulin, with many such patients and their loved ones […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Donald Trump
Donald Trump, the Mr. Magoo of geopolitics, incites warfare between Egypt and Ethiopia

Donald Trump, the Mr. Magoo of geopolitics, incites warfare between Egypt and Ethiopia

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Donald Trump, the Mr. Magoo of geopolitics, has shot his big mouth off again and incited warfare between Egypt and […]

Juan Cole

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