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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.

11/12/2025 By Tomdispatch

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America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales) . . .  And Again… and Again… and Again

America Dominant Again (in Arms Sales) . . . And Again… and Again… and Again

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When it comes to trade in the tools of death and destruction, no one tops the United States of America. In […]

William D. Hartung

BDS
In Victory for American Freedom, Judge Mark Cohen Calls "Unconstitutional" Georgia's Ban on Boycotting Israel for Brutalizing Palestinians

In Victory for American Freedom, Judge Mark Cohen Calls “Unconstitutional” Georgia’s Ban on Boycotting Israel for Brutalizing Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ross Williams at the Georgia Reporter writes that federal judge Mark Cohen on Monday characterized as unconstitutional a Georgia state […]

Juan Cole

Apartheid
Stop comparing Israel to Apartheid South Africa; it is worse

Stop comparing Israel to Apartheid South Africa; it is worse

( Middle East Monitor ) – It is common these days to compare the institutional racism in Israel, and its occupation of Palestine, to Apartheid […]

Thembisa Fakude

International Criminal Court
Gaza Hostilities Underscore Role of Int'l Criminal Court

Gaza Hostilities Underscore Role of Int’l Criminal Court

By Balkees Jarrah | – Associate Director, International Justice Program | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Israeli forces have launched relentless airstrikes in […]

Human Rights Watch

Islamophobia
Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper

Suit seeks to limit anti-Muslim speech on Facebook but roots of Islamophobia run far deeper

By Caleb Elfenbein | – A civil rights group is suing Facebook and its top executives in federal court over the company’s failure to crack […]

The Conversation

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Irish Parties and People demand Expulsion of Israeli ambassador, Fines for importing Settler-made Goods

Irish Parties and People demand Expulsion of Israeli ambassador, Fines for importing Settler-made Goods

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The recent Israeli assault on the Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the bombardment of Gaza, has stirred […]

Juan Cole

Employment
On How there is no Restaurant Worker Shortage, only a Shortage of Safe Jobs with Adequate Pay

On How there is no Restaurant Worker Shortage, only a Shortage of Safe Jobs with Adequate Pay

From the earliest days of the Pandemic relief initiatives business lobbies and conservative pundits have griped about the $600 Federal Unemployment Insurance supplement. They complained […]

John Buell

Banking
Let Lebanon be Lebanon: Paris should Stop Threatening Beirut with EU Sanctions

Let Lebanon be Lebanon: Paris should Stop Threatening Beirut with EU Sanctions

John Hickman “Governing Lebanon is surely more daunting than governing France.”[1] That pearl of wisdom in an essay defending consociational democracy by University of Pennsylvania […]

John Hickman

Feminism
Changing the Way the Military Handles Sexual Assault:  Or How Not to Leave the Fox Guarding the Henhouse

Changing the Way the Military Handles Sexual Assault: Or How Not to Leave the Fox Guarding the Henhouse

By Andrea Mazzarino | – (Tomdispatch.com ) – Given the more than 60 Democratic and Republican votes lined up, the Senate is poised to move […]

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