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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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Algeria
Veiling and Revolutions: From Algeria to Sudan

Veiling and Revolutions: From Algeria to Sudan

By Ouissal Harize | – (OpenDemcocracy) – With women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be […]

Open Democracy

film
How the New 'Aladdin' stacks up against a Century of Orientalist Hollywood Stereotyping

How the New ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a Century of Orientalist Hollywood Stereotyping

By Evelyn Alsultany |- Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping. In the live-action ‘Aladdin,’ […]

The Conversation

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Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War

Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Memorial Day should be rethought, as a day to mourn the death and destruction caused by war. Trump is using […]

Juan Cole

War
US Army Tweeted 'How has Serving Impacted You?'  It didn't Go Well.

US Army Tweeted ‘How has Serving Impacted You?’ It didn’t Go Well.

Tweet Inadvertently Triggers Responses Revealing ‘Real, Painful, and Horrifying Human Costs of War’

Common Dreams

Iran
Would Israelis & Saudis be Targets in any Trump-Iran Conflict?

Would Israelis & Saudis be Targets in any Trump-Iran Conflict?

By Maysam Behravesh | @behmash | – Although neither the United States nor Iran want war, tensions and along with them the likelihood of conflict-triggering […]

Middle East Monitor

Pentagon
Bad for Memorial Day, Bad for America: Trump Must not Pardon War Criminals

Bad for Memorial Day, Bad for America: Trump Must not Pardon War Criminals

By Andrew Bell | – As a veteran, I was astonished by the recent news that President Trump may be considering pardons for U.S. military […]

The Conversation

astronomy and outer space
No, Ben Shapiro, Science isn’t White

No, Ben Shapiro, Science isn’t White

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In this clip via Twitter, Ben Shapiro, who is somehow touted as a serious thinker on the Right, alleges that […]

Juan Cole

Poverty
Race and Inequality: Black college graduate Families have 33 percent less wealth than White High School Dropouts

Race and Inequality: Black college graduate Families have 33 percent less wealth than White High School Dropouts

By Josh Hoxie | – ( Inequality.org) – It’s not individual behavior that drives the racial wealth divide — it’s a system that many folks […]

Inequality.org

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What do they have to Hide?  Syria Refuses Visa for Chemical Weapons Investigation Chief

What do they have to Hide? Syria Refuses Visa for Chemical Weapons Investigation Chief

(Al-Bab.com ) – Syria is resisting efforts by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to identify the perpetrators of chemical attacks and […]

Brian Whitaker

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