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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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Has Trump done Irreparable Damage to US Partnerships Abroad?

Has Trump done Irreparable Damage to US Partnerships Abroad?

Donald Trump used to care what the world outside America thought of him. ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – Before he ran for president, he […]

John Feffer

Democracy
Montesquieu in Najd:  Saudi Arabia, World's Last Absolute Monarchy, Challenged by New Democratic Political Party

Montesquieu in Najd: Saudi Arabia, World’s Last Absolute Monarchy, Challenged by New Democratic Political Party

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A group of expatriate Saudi intellectuals announced this week the formation of the National Assembly Party, which they intend as […]

Juan Cole

Germany
Renewables cover almost half of German electricity use in first 9 months 2020

Renewables cover almost half of German electricity use in first 9 months 2020

(Clean Energy Wire ) – Renewables covered about 48 percent of German power consumption in the first three quarters of 2020, preliminary data from energy […]

Julian Wettengel

Qatar
Qatar:  Significant Reforms for Gulf Labor give Workers new Freedoms

Qatar: Significant Reforms for Gulf Labor give Workers new Freedoms

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – The success of the significant labor reform measures that Qatar introduced on September 8, 2020, will depend […]

Human Rights Watch

Green Energy
We Predict: Electric Cars will be Cheaper than Gasoline Cars by 2025

We Predict: Electric Cars will be Cheaper than Gasoline Cars by 2025

By Venkat Viswanathan, Alexander Bills and Shashank Sripad | – Electric vehicle sales have grown exponentially in recent years, accompanied by dropping prices. However, adoption […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Russia tells Trump to Jump in Lake, commits 80,000 Personnel to War drill alongside Iran, China

Russia tells Trump to Jump in Lake, commits 80,000 Personnel to War drill alongside Iran, China

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This week, Russia is deploying 80,000 personnel, including 12,000 troops, alongside 1,000 troops from friendly countries in its region, in […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Live fast, die small: how global heating is simplifying the world’s ecosystems

Live fast, die small: how global heating is simplifying the world’s ecosystems

By Miguel Lurgi | – Global warming is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide. As temperatures increase, many species are forced to move […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump’s Nuclear Threats reveal the long arm of the Enola Gay and Hiroshima

Trump’s Nuclear Threats reveal the long arm of the Enola Gay and Hiroshima

( Tomdispatch.com) – Whether you’re reading this with your morning coffee, just after lunch, or on the late shift in the wee small hours of […]

Nick Turse

Feminism
Can Turkey’s Feminists prevent withdrawal in name of “Family Values” from Treaty banning Violence against Women?

Can Turkey’s Feminists prevent withdrawal in name of “Family Values” from Treaty banning Violence against Women?

By Arzu Geybullayeva | – (GlobalVoices.org ) – A website called Anit Sayac (Turkish for “monument tracker”) indicates the number “276” on its home page […]

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