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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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Why is Saudi Arabia Holding its Prominent Political Prisoners Incommunicado?

Why is Saudi Arabia Holding its Prominent Political Prisoners Incommunicado?

Safety Concerns for Activists, Ex-Crown Prince, Clerichu

Human Rights Watch

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Revolutionary, Muslim-Majority Sudan Declares Separation of Religion and State

Revolutionary, Muslim-Majority Sudan Declares Separation of Religion and State

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The transitional government of officers and civilian revolutionaries in Sudan has separated religion and state. In an agreement signed Thursday in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
When it comes to Palestinians, Jared Kushner can't tell the Difference between Colonial Coercion and Fair Diplomacy

When it comes to Palestinians, Jared Kushner can’t tell the Difference between Colonial Coercion and Fair Diplomacy

(Middle East Monitor ) – Predictably, Donald Trump’s Senior Adviser Jared Kushner exhibited no historical discernment when justifying the normalisation of relations between Israel and […]

Ramona Wadi

Donald Trump
Trump's Metaphor of 'Missing a Putt' for Police Killings says everything about our spoiled Plutocrats

Trump’s Metaphor of ‘Missing a Putt’ for Police Killings says everything about our spoiled Plutocrats

(Inequality.org) – Trying to keep up with the stunningly inappropriate — and worse — remarks of Donald Trump can sometimes seem a full-time job. Just […]

Sam Pizzigati

Environment
Paint some Blades Black: A Simple Hack for Solving the bird problem with Wind Turbines

Paint some Blades Black: A Simple Hack for Solving the bird problem with Wind Turbines

By Jethro George Gauld| – With climate change threatening many of the world’s species with extinction, a transition from fossil fuels is urgently needed. But […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump popularity with Military was already Cratering before Belleau-gate

Trump popularity with Military was already Cratering before Belleau-gate

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even before some whistleblowers among the generals went to the Atlantic magazine with their complaints that Trump disrespected US war […]

Juan Cole

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Nearly 10% German New Car Registrations will be Electric this Year, up 130%

Nearly 10% German New Car Registrations will be Electric this Year, up 130%

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – The share of new electric vehicle registrations in Germany reached a new record in August. […]

Clean Energy Wire

Donald Trump
How Can 43% of Americans Support a crude, vulgar, shallow, petty, self-worshiping, obnoxious racist ?

How Can 43% of Americans Support a crude, vulgar, shallow, petty, self-worshiping, obnoxious racist ?

Sometimes it seems like we live in a huge loony bin where things make no sense. How could the world’s richest, strongest nation give its […]

James A. Haught

Climate Crisis
Another Pandemic Looms: Global Heating will put new Areas at Risk for Malaria

Another Pandemic Looms: Global Heating will put new Areas at Risk for Malaria

By Mark Smith and Chris Thomas | – Of an estimated 228 million cases of malaria worldwide each year, around 93% are in Africa. This […]

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