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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 Death Lobby in Washington and the Yemen War from Hell

The Death Lobby in Washington and the Yemen War from Hell

By Mashal Hashem and James Allen | – (Tomdispatch.com) – A springtime wedding in Northern Yemen’s Al-Raqah village took place in April 2018, a moment […]

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9 Easy Propaganda steps to War with Iran

9 Easy Propaganda steps to War with Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump administration is now in full disinformation mode, using all the classical techniques of propaganda to put the gullible […]

Juan Cole

China
You'll Soon be Driving an Electric Car, but it will be Made in China and You won't be Great Again

You’ll Soon be Driving an Electric Car, but it will be Made in China and You won’t be Great Again

A major player is BYD, which stands for “Build Your Dreams,” headquartered in Shenzhen

The Conversation

Iran
Bolton in Wonderland: Will his Iran Warmongering be too Much even for Trump?

Bolton in Wonderland: Will his Iran Warmongering be too Much even for Trump?

Bolton has what he wants: a pretext for launching a retaliatory strike against Iran

John Feffer

Environment
Our CO2, Pesticides & Plastics Threaten a Million Plant and Animal Species with Extinction

Our CO2, Pesticides & Plastics Threaten a Million Plant and Animal Species with Extinction

By Mike Shanahan (China Dialogue ) – Major UN report warns 1 million species are at risk of extinction, with key threats to China Nature […]

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Top Ten differences between the Iraq War and Trump's Proposed Iran War

Top Ten differences between the Iraq War and Trump’s Proposed Iran War

1. Iraq is 168,754 mi² and Iran is 636,400 mi²; that is, Iran is geographically 3.77 times bigger than Iraq, almost 4 times as big. […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Are they Journalists or Sheep?: Bolton Orchestrates the Press for Iran War (Cartoon)

Are they Journalists or Sheep?: Bolton Orchestrates the Press for Iran War (Cartoon)

Courtesy Jamiol’s World

Paul Jamiol

Houthi
The New Drone Wars: Houthis hit Saudi Oil Pumping Stations, avenging Riyadh's Strikes on Sana'a

The New Drone Wars: Houthis hit Saudi Oil Pumping Stations, avenging Riyadh’s Strikes on Sana’a

Global oil prices rose on the report that Saudis closed the pipeline

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
In attack on Free Speech, Trump Admin. Bars Entry to Palestinian Activist Hanan Ashrawi

In attack on Free Speech, Trump Admin. Bars Entry to Palestinian Activist Hanan Ashrawi

“I’m over 70 and a grandmother… I’ve always been an ardent supporter of nonviolent resistance.”

Maan News Agency

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