Israel and Palestine
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Pakistan will recognize Israel?
The author suggests Pakistan’s Saudi defence pact was a step towards normalisation with Israel, citing Shehbaz Sharif’s tweet welcoming Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, and asks what Pakistani masses will think.
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Roman Palestine and the Crusades
Drawing on childhood reading of English history, the author outlines Roman rule in Palestine, the Jewish diaspora after 70 CE, and the Crusades, arguing that no Babylonian or Assyrian records…
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🗓️ One Year Ago Today: The Taj Mahal, Sacred Lands, and the Power of Timing
Open thread for 17 September 2025. X.T.M announces a pause on one commenter’s participation over what he calls inconsistent standards on India, Pakistan and Israel, and revisits his 2024 post…
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Gaza open thread
Open thread on Gaza. X.T.M calls it a genocide and invites the commentariat, particularly right-wing Indians, to respond.
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Resistance, Realignment, and the Roads Not Taken
In reflections drawn from comment threads, X.T.M calls Gaza a genocide, sees a possible Muslim-world reversal of fortunes in Azerbaijan, Iran, the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, and asks what resistance…
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What Was the Point of Israel’s Iran Strike?
X.T.M argues that Israel’s strike on Iran achieved little strategically, that Trump unexpectedly acted as a brake and brokered a ceasefire, and that MAGA fatigue with foreign wars exposes a…
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Genocide by any other name
A news report, reproduced without a named source, on a Palestinian woman whose stored IVF embryos were destroyed at a Gaza City fertility centre during Israel’s military campaign, with casualty…
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🕊️ On Iran, Israel, and the Right to Self-Defense
The author opposes the Iranian regime but argues that Iran has a right not to be bombed, and condemns Israel’s strikes on its nuclear facilities. The post is a teaser…
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Israel, India, and the Rise of Defensive Asymmetry
The author argues that Israel’s offensive against Iran and India’s against Pakistan are stalling against tenacious defences, and sees a new ‘defensive asymmetry’ built on information shields, narrative resilience and…
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🕯️ Saving Adam
The author breaks his reluctance to write on Israel–Palestine to recount a Gaza paediatrician’s loss of nine children and her surviving son Adam, and asks when it is time to…
