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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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United Kingdom
Is 2020 the Year Britain Breaks up or can Boris Johnson hold the United Kingdom Together?

Is 2020 the Year Britain Breaks up or can Boris Johnson hold the United Kingdom Together?

Michael Kenny and Jack Sheldon discuss how Boris Johnson should approach intergovernmental matters in relation to Scotland and Northern Ireland. ( British Politics and Policy) […]

British Policy and Politics

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2020 New Year Celebration Fireworks in the Middle East

2020 New Year Celebration Fireworks in the Middle East

Happy New Year 2020 FireWorks Doha Qatar Corniche İstanbul Ortaköy Shore Fireworks, after midnight 1 Jan. 2020 Kuwait New Year Celebration 2020 Light Show !! […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
After "Sinful" Attack, Iraqi Gov't "Reviewing" US Relationship, as Shiite Militias demand Expulsion of US Troops

After “Sinful” Attack, Iraqi Gov’t “Reviewing” US Relationship, as Shiite Militias demand Expulsion of US Troops

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Euronews Arabic reports that the Trump administration’s strike on three bases of the Kata’ib Hizbullah in Iraq and two in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Other Face of Palestinian Resistance is a Gentle Christian Archbishop

The Other Face of Palestinian Resistance is a Gentle Christian Archbishop

( Middle East Monitor ) – “They will run and not grow weary,” is a quote from the Bible (Isaiah, 40:41) that adorns the homepage […]

Ramzy Baroud

Immigration
Battle at the Border: Asylum, Citizenship and the Right to Live in the United States

Battle at the Border: Asylum, Citizenship and the Right to Live in the United States

By Aviva Rutkin | – Who gets to live in the United States? It’s a contentious question, particularly as the Trump administration works to limit […]

The Conversation

Omar Khayyam
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam on the New Year

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam on the New Year

Trans. Edward FitzGerald (1859) | – IV Now the New Year reviving old Desires, The thoughtful Soul to Solitude retires, Where the White Hand Of […]

Juan Cole

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Iraqi PM 'Categorically Rejects' Trump Admin. Strikes, as Shiite Militia Leader Pledges attacks on US Troops

Iraqi PM ‘Categorically Rejects’ Trump Admin. Strikes, as Shiite Militia Leader Pledges attacks on US Troops

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iraqi newspaper Shafaq reports on the reaction of the Kata’ib Hizbullah, an Iraqi Shiite militia, to the US airstrikes […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
“Get out Now!” Australia’s Climate-Driven Extreme Fire Danger forces 30,000 to Evacuate

“Get out Now!” Australia’s Climate-Driven Extreme Fire Danger forces 30,000 to Evacuate

By Teo Blašković | – (Via The Watchers ) – Authorities of the Australian state of Victoria have ordered more than 30 000 residents and […]

The Watchers

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Climate Crisis: It isn’t just Sea Level Rise, it is the Coastal Floods it Brings

Climate Crisis: It isn’t just Sea Level Rise, it is the Coastal Floods it Brings

By James Renwick | – I saw an article claiming that “king tides” will increase in frequency as sea level rises. I am sceptical. What […]

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