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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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An Egyptian woman writer who dared: the Nawal El Saadawi I knew

An Egyptian woman writer who dared: the Nawal El Saadawi I knew

By Omnia Amin | – Throughout the Middle East and beyond, the name Nawal El Saadawi is not one that can be received with indifference. […]

The Conversation

European Union
UN Security Council to meet with Iran without the US in quest to Restore 2015 Nuclear Deal breached by Trump

UN Security Council to meet with Iran without the US in quest to Restore 2015 Nuclear Deal breached by Trump

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The European Union announced yesterday that today, Friday, Iran will meet by video with the current signatories to the 2015 […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Biden Administration is back to calling Palestinians 'Occupied,' but can't see them being Colonized

The Biden Administration is back to calling Palestinians ‘Occupied,’ but can’t see them being Colonized

( Middle East Monitor) – In another move that shows US President Joe Biden is navigating between the Trump administration’s era and the return to […]

Ramona Wadi

Egypt
Suez canal: what the ‘ditch’ meant to the British empire in the 19th century

Suez canal: what the ‘ditch’ meant to the British empire in the 19th century

By Jonathan Parry | – The week-long blockage of the Suez canal by the Ever Given container ship has reminded us that the canal, though […]

The Conversation

China
Stumbling into War?  Could the U.S. and China Face an Unintended Blowup in the Western Pacific in the Biden Years?

Stumbling into War? Could the U.S. and China Face an Unintended Blowup in the Western Pacific in the Biden Years?

( Tomdispatch.com) – The leaders of China and the United States certainly don’t seek a war with each another. Both the Biden administration and the […]

Michael T. Klare

Egypt
Egypt's Sisi threatens 'Instability that no one Can Imagine": Will the Next Mideast War be over Water?

Egypt’s Sisi threatens ‘Instability that no one Can Imagine”: Will the Next Mideast War be over Water?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The closure of the Suez Canal for a week by the Ultra Large Container Ship, the Ever Given, signaled the […]

Juan Cole

Haredim
Israel's Latest Election produces no Clear Winner, except the far Right and the Occupation

Israel’s Latest Election produces no Clear Winner, except the far Right and the Occupation

( Middle East Monitor ) – A “major setback” was the recurring theme in many news headlines reporting on the outcome of Israel’s General Election […]

Ramzy Baroud

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The US lost the Afghanistan War and is finally Leaving, but can Biden win the Peace?

The US lost the Afghanistan War and is finally Leaving, but can Biden win the Peace?

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – In October 1944, with the end of World War II in sight, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin passed a […]

John Feffer

Joe Biden
Biden's Commitment to powering 20 mn Homes with Offshore Wind is a US Energy Revolution

Biden’s Commitment to powering 20 mn Homes with Offshore Wind is a US Energy Revolution

By Erin Baker and Matthew Lackner | – The United States’ offshore wind industry is tiny, with just seven wind turbines operating off Rhode Island […]

The Conversation

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