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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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Israel/ Palestine
Raid Survivor Says he Disarmed 2 Israeli Commandos in Midst of Shooting Rampage

Raid Survivor Says he Disarmed 2 Israeli Commandos in Midst of Shooting Rampage

Kenneth O’Keefe, a victim of the brutal Israeli raid on the Mavi Marmara on Memorial Day that killed one American citizen and 8 others, at […]

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Afghanistan
Insurgents Kill 10 NATO Troops; <br/> Afghanistan Condemns Israel

Insurgents Kill 10 NATO Troops;
Afghanistan Condemns Israel

Insurgents in Afghanistan killed 10 NATO troops on Monday, 7 of them Americans. Five of the US troops were killed in Eastern Afghanistan, the two […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

Catty BP Strategies in Gulf

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Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Gaza Aid Flotilla Planned

Jewish Gaza Aid Flotilla Planned

Now a German Jewish organization, Jewish Voice for Peace in the Middle East, is planning an aid flotilla to Gaza! Please send them money. There […]

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Israel/ Palestine
“Peace is Terror, Protest is Terror” <br> – The Israeli Ministry of Truth

“Peace is Terror, Protest is Terror”
– The Israeli Ministry of Truth

Eric Blair, a.k.a. George Orwell, is often wrongly thought to have been writing science fiction in his seminal novel, 1984. In fact, he was simply […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai <br/> Taliban Reject Peace Talks<br/> Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

Key Afghan Security Officials Sacked by Karzai
Taliban Reject Peace Talks
Bombings in Jalalabad, Kunduz, Qandahar

The security situation in Afghanistan continued to be bad on Sunday. In Jalalabad in the eastern Pashtun region, a roadside bomb targeting a US convoy […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade; <br> Wave of Protests, Gov't Condemnation

Tel Aviv Rally Against Gaza Blockade;
Wave of Protests, Gov’t Condemnation

Waves of protests and governmental denunciations against Israel’s attack on the Mavi Marmara relief vessel last Monday washed over the world, even as Israel raided […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on <i>Rachel Corrie,</i><br/> “Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

Northern Ireland Condemns Israeli Raid on Rachel Corrie,
“Completely unacceptable Use of Force”

In what N. Irish Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness described as a “raid,” the Israeli Navy again commandeered an unarmed, peaceful ship in international waters, […]

Juan Cole

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The Big Mistake in the New BP Ad

The Big Mistake in the New BP Ad

Uh, BP, fire that Public Relations firm you hired to make a new commercial. They gave you some good advice and some rotten advice. We […]

Juan Cole

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