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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

02/26/2026 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Allied Footage of Istanbul from 1915 in WW I

Allied Footage of Istanbul from 1915 in WW I

British Pathe | — “Footage from 1915 of Constantinople, in the Ottoman empire (now Istanbul, Turkey), as the allies approach the city during World War […]

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Israel
New Economic Pogrom: Israeli squatters uproot 5000 olive tree saplings In Palestinian West Bank

New Economic Pogrom: Israeli squatters uproot 5000 olive tree saplings In Palestinian West Bank

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Jewish settlers have uprooted more than 5,000 olive tree saplings in agricultural lands east of the town of Turmusayya in the central […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
President Obama's Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges, 2015

President Obama’s Biggest Mideast Policy Challenges, 2015

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — Barack Obama wanted to be the president who got the US out of Afghanistan and Iraq, and turned […]

Juan Cole

Israel
U.S. Twists Arms to Help Defeat Resolution on Palestine

U.S. Twists Arms to Help Defeat Resolution on Palestine

By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The United States re-asserted its political and economic clout – and its ability to twist arms and perhaps […]

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Energy
New "Sustainable City" in Dubai aims to be Net Carbon Zero

New “Sustainable City” in Dubai aims to be Net Carbon Zero

Dubai City | — “The goal of sustainability is to enhance quality of life, without compromising the needs of future generations. Sustainability is achieved by […]

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Apartheid
Israel War Crimes Trial in 2015?   Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court

Israel War Crimes Trial in 2015? Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court

RT | — “Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signed up to join International Criminal Court, paving the way for the investigation on Israel’s possible war […]

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astronomy and outer space
Nature's Fireworks:  The Northern Lights in Troms, Norway

Nature’s Fireworks: The Northern Lights in Troms, Norway

Euronews | — No Comment TV: “Magnetic midnight in Norway – no comment”

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UAE
2015 New Year Fireworks: Burj Khalifa, Dubai

2015 New Year Fireworks: Burj Khalifa, Dubai

2015 Fireworks: Burj Khalifa, Dubai (New Year Fireworks)

Juan Cole

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Palestinians ready next Move as UNSC rejects end of Occupation

Palestinians ready next Move as UNSC rejects end of Occupation

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — The UN Security Council yesterday voted down an Arab League resolution on Palestine that would have called for […]

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