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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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Iran
The Coming American Assault on Iran, Part II

The Coming American Assault on Iran, Part II

(Informed Comment) – One year ago, I wrote an article on the Trump administration’s plan for an attack on Iran. My evidence was based on […]

Tarek R. Dika

Iran
Why the Trump Admn.'s Confrontation with Iran will end Badly for . . . Trump

Why the Trump Admn.’s Confrontation with Iran will end Badly for . . . Trump

It’s hard to see how this conflict could end without the United States backing down or with a further dangerous escalation

The Conversation

Latin America
We are here because you were there: Refugees at the US-Mexican Border

We are here because you were there: Refugees at the US-Mexican Border

(Informed Comment) – Why would so many Guatemalans make the arduous journey to the US-Mexican border seeking refuge, knowing the hatred heaped on them by […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Israel/ Palestine
Madonna, Iceland's Hatari, Display Palestinian Flags at Eurovision in Israel

Madonna, Iceland’s Hatari, Display Palestinian Flags at Eurovision in Israel

TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — Hatari, Iceland’s heavy metal Eurovision act, drew boos from the audience when the band held up banners featuring the Palestinian flag […]

Maan News Agency

Donald Trump
Iranian Leaders cool Tensions with US, Insist that no War is on Horizon

Iranian Leaders cool Tensions with US, Insist that no War is on Horizon

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iran’s clerical Leader, Ali Khamenei threw cold water on the idea of a miitary conflict between Iran and the US. […]

Juan Cole

Ethnicities
Yes, US Birth Rate is Dropping -  But Why that is Not A Problem

Yes, US Birth Rate is Dropping – But Why that is Not A Problem

By Caroline Sten Hartnett | – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on May 15 that the number of births in the U.S. […]

The Conversation

Iran
Saudi Paper, close to Crown Prince, calls on US to Strike Iran

Saudi Paper, close to Crown Prince, calls on US to Strike Iran

A Saudi newspaper owned by one of the king’s sons has called for military strikes on Iran, as world leaders plea for de-escalation of tension […]

Middle East Monitor

Environmentalism
Young Muslims fashion a Green Ramadan: Faith, Fasting and Environmentalism

Young Muslims fashion a Green Ramadan: Faith, Fasting and Environmentalism

By William Barylo | – Muslims worldwide are about to enter the second half of Ramadan, a month widely known to the public as one […]

The Conversation

Green Transportation
Zero Carbon Electric Air Taxi 5-Seater Completes Maiden Flight in Germany

Zero Carbon Electric Air Taxi 5-Seater Completes Maiden Flight in Germany

By Benjamin Wehrmann | – (Clean Energy Wire) – The new five-seater electric air taxi by aviation company Lilium from Munich has completed its first […]

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