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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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How global tax dodging costs lives: new research shows a direct link to increased death rates

How global tax dodging costs lives: new research shows a direct link to increased death rates

By Bernadette O’Hare and Stephen Hall | – Tax abuse is an expensive business. According to a recent report by the Tax Justice Network, avoiding […]

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Israel's Credibility Problem: Air Strikes destroy buildings housing more than a dozen media outlets in Gaza

Israel’s Credibility Problem: Air Strikes destroy buildings housing more than a dozen media outlets in Gaza

( Committee to Protect Journalists) – New York – Israeli forces must refrain from bombing media outlets, and should ensure that journalists can work safely […]

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Danger of Excessive Force by Israeli Security against Israelis of Palestinian Heritage in Mixed Cities

Danger of Excessive Force by Israeli Security against Israelis of Palestinian Heritage in Mixed Cities

( Human Rights Watch ) – (New York) – Amid escalating violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel […]

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Bridges, not Walls:  Can the U.S. Border be Demilitarized?

Bridges, not Walls: Can the U.S. Border be Demilitarized?

By Todd Miller ( Tomdispatch.com) – From the mountaintops of southern Arizona, you can see a world without borders. I realized this just before I […]

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"Making the enemy blind": Did Israeli AF destroy Highrise housing AP and Al-Jazeera to Hide War Crimes?

“Making the enemy blind”: Did Israeli AF destroy Highrise housing AP and Al-Jazeera to Hide War Crimes?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Associated Press is flatly denying the Israeli military’s cover story for why it bombarded the al-Jala tower in Gaza, […]

Juan Cole

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"Much Worse than Apartheid": Israel's Discourse on Palestine is Crumbling

“Much Worse than Apartheid”: Israel’s Discourse on Palestine is Crumbling

On April 27, one of the world’s largest and most credible rights groups, Human Rights Watch (HRW), concluded, in a comprehensive 213-pages report, that Israel […]

Ramzy Baroud

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Understanding Israel’s Latest Attack on Gaza — And Who Benefits

Understanding Israel’s Latest Attack on Gaza — And Who Benefits

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – “Both sides need to de-escalate.” “No one benefits from this. ” You’ll hear a lot of statements like that […]

Phyllis Bennis

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As the Palestinian minority takes to the streets, Israel is having its own Black Lives Matter moment

As the Palestinian minority takes to the streets, Israel is having its own Black Lives Matter moment

( The Conversation) – The images and reports coming from Israel, Jerusalem and Gaza in recent days are shocking. They are also surprising to those […]

James L. Gelvin

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Gaza and Israel's Kidnapper's Dilemma: Keeping a Million Children Brutalized in its dark Basement

Gaza and Israel’s Kidnapper’s Dilemma: Keeping a Million Children Brutalized in its dark Basement

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A war is when two antagonists fight one another all-out, until in fairly short order one wins and the other […]

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