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Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza
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Israelis Block Syringes, Refrigerators for UNICEF Vaccination of Toddlers in Gaza

Juan Cole

UNICEF said “1 in 5 infants have missed out on one or more vaccines. This is a big jump ahead of us in the coming days.”

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Former al-Qaeda leader invited to White House, Peaceful Muslim Mayor gets Cold Shoulder

Former al-Qaeda leader invited to White House, Peaceful Muslim Mayor gets Cold Shoulder

11/12/2025 By The Conversation

Fear & Loathing in the Halls of Academe: Trump’s Columbia U.

Fear & Loathing in the Halls of Academe: Trump’s Columbia U.

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Lieberman: Palestinian National Poet Mahmoud Darwish's Verse is ‘Mein Kampf’

Lieberman: Palestinian National Poet Mahmoud Darwish’s Verse is ‘Mein Kampf’

By IMEMC News | – – Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman has compared the broadcast of poetry by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish on Israeli radio […]

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Our American Crimes against the Future

Our American Crimes against the Future

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – I recently dug my mother’s childhood photo album out of the depths of my bedroom closet. […]

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Disgraced Wasserman Schultz Resigns as DNC Chair, Gets Hired by Clinton

Disgraced Wasserman Schultz Resigns as DNC Chair, Gets Hired by Clinton

By TeleSur | – – Her resignation came hours after Bernie Sanders called on her to step down after emails showed how biased she was […]

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Islamophobia Kills:  German Munich shooter admired Breivik, Killed Turks

Islamophobia Kills: German Munich shooter admired Breivik, Killed Turks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The shooter at a Munich mall last week who killed 9 and left 27 wounded was […]

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Climate Change
Maybe Oil was a bad Idea: Temps in Mideast Beat Heat Records for E. Hemisphere

Maybe Oil was a bad Idea: Temps in Mideast Beat Heat Records for E. Hemisphere

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | Commondreams.org ) – – “I’ve never seen Celsius temps like these on a weather map before,” climate scientist Michael […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli squatters fire on, threaten Palestinians on their private land

Israeli squatters fire on, threaten Palestinians on their private land

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli settlers verbally attacked Palestinian residents of the town of al-Khader in the southern occupied West […]

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How Roger Ailes at Fox killed Journalism and gave us George W. Bush

How Roger Ailes at Fox killed Journalism and gave us George W. Bush

By Russell Frank | (The Conversation) | – – Roger Ailes’ 20-year reign as the chairman of Fox News ended this week, the result of […]

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Is Russia deepening Cooperation with US in Syria, or hitting US Bases?

Is Russia deepening Cooperation with US in Syria, or hitting US Bases?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – About a week ago, Russian warplanes bombed a Syrian base used by the US and the […]

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GOP Convention Roundup:  Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert's Late Show

GOP Convention Roundup: Jon Stewart Resurfaces on Colbert’s Late Show

Jon Stewart/ Stephen Colbert | (The Late Show video Clip) | – – “Some stories, like the ouster of Fox News chairman Roger Ailes, are […]

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