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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis
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17,000 Unaccompanied Orphans in Gaza, in World’s Biggest Orphan Crisis

Juan Cole

The reason Gaza has this monstrous number of orphans is that the Israeli government killed their parents, including their mothers

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

Trump’s Plan for Strikes on Iran carries major Risks – and the US Military knows it

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Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

Protesting LA Public Library’s Cancellation of “Read Palestine” Week, Uninviting Authors

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3 Years War?  Obama to Bomb Syria in fight against ISIL

3 Years War? Obama to Bomb Syria in fight against ISIL

By Juan Cole Juliet Eilperin and David Nakamura at WaPo report on a Monday evening dinner at the White House attended by foreign policy experts, […]

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“Obama to outline campaign against ISIS” (Juan Cole at Chris Hayes, “All In”)

“Obama to outline campaign against ISIS” (Juan Cole at Chris Hayes, “All In”)

Juan Cole at MSNBC Juan Cole hosted by Chris Hayes, “All In”: “Obama to outline campaign against ISIS” ————- screenshot

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Are ISIL fighters Afraid of Women with Guns?

Are ISIL fighters Afraid of Women with Guns?

BBC “In Kurdish areas of northern Syria, fighters have been battling Islamic State – or ISIS – for two years – and unlike Iraq’s kurdish […]

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Iran
Iran begins to Emerge from three Decades of Isolation

Iran begins to Emerge from three Decades of Isolation

Channel 4 News Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi tells Channel 4 News that there is a genuine negotiating bond of respect with the United […]

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Climate Change
Will the People’s Climate March be this generation’s March on Washington?

Will the People’s Climate March be this generation’s March on Washington?

By Nick Engelfried On August 28, 1963, 200,000 people swarmed into the nation’s capital for one of the most iconic moments in the civil rights […]

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Democracy
New Iraqi Government:  Less than Meets the Eye?

New Iraqi Government: Less than Meets the Eye?

By Juan Cole The Iraqi parliament finally voted in the government of new Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi on Monday, in what US Secretary of State […]

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Do Latinos in US have to Change their Names to Get a Job?

Do Latinos in US have to Change their Names to Get a Job?

The Young Turks “”Zamora’s story was the same as those of so many Americans nowadays who are struggling to find a job. Zamora stated that […]

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Iraq
US Fighting ISIL on Social Media

US Fighting ISIL on Social Media

AJ+ The US State Department is taking the fight against Islamic State group and others to social media. Their English-language project called “Think Again Turn […]

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Apartheid
Do Palestinians have Freedom of Assembly?  West Bank Protests Repressed

Do Palestinians have Freedom of Assembly? West Bank Protests Repressed

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinians took part in marches across the West Bank on Friday calling for an end to the Israeli occupation and […]

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