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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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White House Admits Prison spending has grown 3x as fast as Education for Decades

White House Admits Prison spending has grown 3x as fast as Education for Decades

TeleSur | – – U.S. state and local spending on prisons and jails grew at three times the rate of spending on schools over the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian mayor: West Bank water crisis worsened by decaying infrastructure

Palestinian mayor: West Bank water crisis worsened by decaying infrastructure

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An ongoing water crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory has been exacerbated by neglected infrastructure, the […]

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Obama to Send 4000 US Troops to Bolster NATO Force Against Russia 'Aggression'

Obama to Send 4000 US Troops to Bolster NATO Force Against Russia ‘Aggression’

TeleSur | – – The western military bloc has been increasing its presence and activity around Russian borders. Polish President Andrzej Duda welcomed on Friday […]

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8,124 Murders by Firearm in US vs.  29  (144 equiv.) in UK

8,124 Murders by Firearm in US vs. 29 (144 equiv.) in UK

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Revised The United States continues to be peculiar in handing out powerful magazine-fed firearms to almost […]

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If East Aleppo Falls to Regime, is the Syrian War over?

If East Aleppo Falls to Regime, is the Syrian War over?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Reuters is reporting that the Syrian Arab Army and its Shiite militia allies have taken Malah […]

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The other Casualty of Iraq War:  The Country's Whole Health System

The other Casualty of Iraq War: The Country’s Whole Health System

Ahmed Aber | (The Conversation) | – – Thirteen years ago, American and British troops launched Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Iraqis were promised freedom from […]

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Culture
Goodbye to Abbas Kiarostami, a Filmmaking Legend Whose Vision ‘Transversed His Persian Roots’

Goodbye to Abbas Kiarostami, a Filmmaking Legend Whose Vision ‘Transversed His Persian Roots’

By Mahsa Alimardani | ( Global Voices) | – – News trickled out of a Paris hospital on the evening of 4 July that Iranian […]

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A new American Century or a Century of Wars and Refugees?

A new American Century or a Century of Wars and Refugees?

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Vladimir Putin recently manned up and admitted it. The United States remains the planet’s sole […]

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The Real Problem with the Iraq War:  It was Illegal

The Real Problem with the Iraq War: It was Illegal

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I won’t disguise my impatience with the of the Chilcot Report on Britain’s involvement in the […]

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