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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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The Politics of Fear is intended to make us Dumb and Tribal, if we Let it

The Politics of Fear is intended to make us Dumb and Tribal, if we Let it

By Arash Javanbakht | – People have always used fear for intimidation of the subordinates or enemies, and shepherding the tribe by the leaders. Recently, […]

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Can Israel conceal War Crimes by Emptying its Archives?

Can Israel conceal War Crimes by Emptying its Archives?

By Motasem A Dalloul | Twitter: @abujomaaGaza | – In January 2018, +972 Magazine published an article outlining the reasons why Israel’s Chief Archivist Dr […]

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Colonialism
Putting the American in Somali-American: Why does Ilhan Omar put a Scare into the US Power Elite?

Putting the American in Somali-American: Why does Ilhan Omar put a Scare into the US Power Elite?

Reprint edition. By Juan Cole | – Trump has attempted to depict Rep. Ilhan Omar’s reformism as an expression of hatred for the US. It […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Notorious Moments in Modern History when Dictators Sent their own Citizens "Back"

Notorious Moments in Modern History when Dictators Sent their own Citizens “Back”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s crowds have started chanting “Send her back!” referring to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a Somali-American who came as a […]

Juan Cole

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Racist Billionaires, Patriotic Socialists, Climate Emergency and the Fate of America

Racist Billionaires, Patriotic Socialists, Climate Emergency and the Fate of America

( Tomdispatch.com ) – As I turn 75, there’s no simpler way to put it than this: I’m an old man on a new planet […]

Tom Engelhardt

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The Squad: Watch Gayle King's full interview of Reply to Trump by Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib (Video)

The Squad: Watch Gayle King’s full interview of Reply to Trump by Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley and Tlaib (Video)

Gayle King | CBS Video | – The Squad: Watch Gayle King’s full interview The president’s racist tweets about Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, […]

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Immigration
How immigrants give American companies a powerful boost against Chinese rivals

How immigrants give American companies a powerful boost against Chinese rivals

By Benjamin A.T. Graham | – The ongoing trade war is the most visible front in America’s struggle with China for global influence. Oddly, it […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Why Is Israel Illegally interfering with Western Professors Teaching at Palestinian Universities?

Why Is Israel Illegally interfering with Western Professors Teaching at Palestinian Universities?

Middle East Studies Association of North America, Inc. 3542 N. Geronimo Avenue Tucson, AZ 85705 520 333-2577 phone 520 207-3166 fax caf@mesana.org www.mesana.org Prime Minister […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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Pew: 'Israel is as Religiously Restrictive as Iran,' as Ed. Minister backs LGBTQ Conversion Therapy

Pew: ‘Israel is as Religiously Restrictive as Iran,’ as Ed. Minister backs LGBTQ Conversion Therapy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Haaretz reports that the PewForum has found Israel one of the twenty most religiously restrictive countries in the world. Indeed, […]

Juan Cole

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