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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

02/26/2026 By The Conversation

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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Republican Iott a Reenactor of SS Panzer Div. Wiking

Republican Iott a Reenactor of SS Panzer Div. Wiking

Ohio 9th District, GOP candidate Rick Iott is a re-enactor of the Nazi 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. Iott told the Atlantic about his admiration […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Qunduz Governor, 19 Others, Killed in Mosque Bombing

Qunduz Governor, 19 Others, Killed in Mosque Bombing

Insurgents in Afghanistan bombed a mosque in Taloqan, Takhar Province, on Friday, killing 20 persons and wounded 33. Among the dead was Mohammad Omar, governor […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Settler Runs over Protesting Palestinian Children

Israeli Settler Runs over Protesting Palestinian Children

Aljazeera is reporting on an Israeli settler hit-and-run attack by automobile on two young Palestinian boys in Silwan protesting the expansion of Israeli settlements and […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Levin: US paying Insurgents to Attack US

Levin: US paying Insurgents to Attack US

Sen. Carl Levin of the Senate Armed Services Committee announced a report on Thursday on the way the private security contractors hired by the US […]

Juan Cole

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Tatchell: Abu Dhabi between Human Rights and the New Louvre

Tatchell: Abu Dhabi between Human Rights and the New Louvre

Jo Tatchell writes in a guest column for Informed Comment A $27 billion makeover of Saadiyat Island, off the coast of Abu Dhabi, is aimed […]

Juan Cole

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Iraq, Afghanistan among 22 Food-Insecure Countries

Iraq, Afghanistan among 22 Food-Insecure Countries

UN FAO: 22 countries with 160 mn. people face protracted food crisis. ‘ Twenty-two countries are facing enormous challenges like repeated food crises and an […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, US Stymied in Pakistan, Forced to Negotiate with Taliban

On 10th Anniversary of Afghan War, US Stymied in Pakistan, Forced to Negotiate with Taliban

As the US/ NATO war in Afghanistan enters it’s 10th year, Washington is suddenly unable even to transport the supplies its troops need through the […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Climate Change: 18 Percent more Freshwater circulating into Oceans

Climate Change: 18 Percent more Freshwater circulating into Oceans

“Freshwater is flowing into Earth’s oceans in greater amounts every year, a team of researchers has found, thanks to more frequent and extreme storms linked […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
4th Attack on Trucks Near Quetta, Pakistan

4th Attack on Trucks Near Quetta, Pakistan

Gunmen on motorcycles sprayed small arms fire at a parked US/ NATO fuel convoy near Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan and a long time center […]

Juan Cole

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