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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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How Trump killed Iraq's Popular Protests Against Corruption

How Trump killed Iraq’s Popular Protests Against Corruption

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi armed forces tried to pull an al-Sisi on Saturday, making a concerted attempt to clear out camping protesters […]

Juan Cole

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With Trump backing for Apartheid, Israel's Complete Annexation of Palestine is Around the Corner

With Trump backing for Apartheid, Israel’s Complete Annexation of Palestine is Around the Corner

( Middle East Monitor ) – We are about to witness the third Israeli election in the space of one year. The elections for the […]

Asa Winstanley

Christianity
On How Christians and Jews are “muslims”: The Real meaning of “Islam” in the Qur’an

On How Christians and Jews are “muslims”: The Real meaning of “Islam” in the Qur’an

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – As used in the Qur’an, Islam (al-islam in Arabic) doesn’t mean what people think it means. It doesn’t mean “peace,” […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
After Soleimani: Is Iran Unified against Trump or More Divided than Ever?

After Soleimani: Is Iran Unified against Trump or More Divided than Ever?

By Vahid Yücesoy | – The two major events that have shaken Iran in recent weeks have also had major internal repercussions. The assassination of […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Tens of Thousands of Iraqis mass in Baghdad to Demand Expulsion of US Troops, Hang Trump in Effigy

Tens of Thousands of Iraqis mass in Baghdad to Demand Expulsion of US Troops, Hang Trump in Effigy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Tens of thousands of Iraqis massed in the Jadriya district of Baghdad on Friday to demand that U.S. troops leave […]

Juan Cole

Antisemitism
Auschwitz 75 years on: preserving survivors’ voices and listening to those of their children

Auschwitz 75 years on: preserving survivors’ voices and listening to those of their children

By Sara Jones | – In December 2019, four people were shot dead at a kosher market in New Jersey, a horrific knife attack was […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine and the Oppression of the Map

Palestine and the Oppression of the Map

( Al-Shabaka) – The practice of mapping in Palestine-Israel has long been an exercise in power, imperialism, and dispossession. From the British Mandate to the […]

Zena Agha

Constitution
Chief Justice Roberts is Forced to Preside over an Impeachment that his Ruinous "Citizens United" Ruling Helped Foster

Chief Justice Roberts is Forced to Preside over an Impeachment that his Ruinous “Citizens United” Ruling Helped Foster

(Inequality.org) – In the decade since this disastrous Supreme Court ruling, just 11 wealthy people have made 20 percent of super PAC donations. Ten years […]

Tiffany Muller

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Read it and Weep, Moscow Mitch: 100 MW of Solar to be bought by Kentucky Coal-Country Utilities for Toyota

Read it and Weep, Moscow Mitch: 100 MW of Solar to be bought by Kentucky Coal-Country Utilities for Toyota

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The East Kentucky utilities Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas & Electric have applied for permission from state regulators to buy […]

Juan Cole

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