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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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Top 3 Humiliating Failures of Pompeo as Secretary of State

Top 3 Humiliating Failures of Pompeo as Secretary of State

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – When he was in the House of Representatives, Mike Pompeo bothered Hillary Clinton half to death over the deaths of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israelis have demolished 650 Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem just this year, Wrong even without a Pandemic

Israelis have demolished 650 Palestinian Homes in Jerusalem just this year, Wrong even without a Pandemic

Middle East Monitor ) – Contrary to what the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Secretary-General Saeb Erekat stated confidently a few months ago, Israel has not stopped […]

Ramona Wadi

Artificial Intelligence
Do Robot Generals dream of Deceased Humans?

Do Robot Generals dream of Deceased Humans?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – With Covid-19 incapacitating startling numbers of U.S. service members and modern weapons proving increasingly lethal, the American military is relying ever […]

Michael T. Klare

Desertification
Pandemic Karma: Destroying Forests to Raise certain Foods Put us Closer to Viruses

Pandemic Karma: Destroying Forests to Raise certain Foods Put us Closer to Viruses

By Terry Sunderland | – As the global population has doubled to 7.8 billion in about 50 years, industrial agriculture has increased the output from […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
As Party of Climate Denial Meets, Wildfires Rage and Hurricanes Target Gulf Coast

As Party of Climate Denial Meets, Wildfires Rage and Hurricanes Target Gulf Coast

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – One of the speakers at the Republican National Convention on Monday evening was Nikki Haley, formerly Trump’s ambassador to the […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
Fed Prosecutors Target Steve Bannon's Murky Non-Profit: Was his White Nationalism just a way to Get Rich off the Rubes?

Fed Prosecutors Target Steve Bannon’s Murky Non-Profit: Was his White Nationalism just a way to Get Rich off the Rubes?

by Yeganeh Torbati | – ( ProPublica ) – Near the end of a lengthy indictment detailing fraud allegations against Stephen Bannon, former Donald Trump […]

ProPublica

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Explaining Nikki Haley's Racism toward Palestinians

Explaining Nikki Haley’s Racism toward Palestinians

Reprinted from 05/16/2018 when Haley was US ambassador to the UN and was regularly bashing Palestinians US Ambassador to the United Nations Nimrata “Nikki” Singh […]

Juan Cole

China
Will China's bruited $400 Bn. investment in Iran make Beijing an Oil Gulf Power?

Will China’s bruited $400 Bn. investment in Iran make Beijing an Oil Gulf Power?

By Niranjan Jose | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The relationship between China and Iran has been in the spotlight recently. A huge, […]

Middle East Monitor

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Why does Donald Trump appeal to so many Evangelical Christians?

Why does Donald Trump appeal to so many Evangelical Christians?

By Emma Long | – “He’s following the radical left agenda, take away your guns, destroy your second amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the […]

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