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Items by Hossam Shaker
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The limits of the crisis between Turkey and Europe
As a new crisis rears its head between Ankara and Europe, the usual inflammatory vocabulary is exchanged between the two sides, adding further to the doubts of whether Turkey would be accepted into the European family. The new tension occurred after the Turkish authorities detained a German-Turkish journalist in February. The...
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Peres: The Nobel Peace Laureate who was far from peaceful
Peres colluded with the construction of the Apartheid Wall built by Israel on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, despite the 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice against the construction of the structure...
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A zoo inside a large, open-air prison
Lazeez the tiger may have been rescued from an appalling situation, but that is no thanks to Israel, which is responsible for creating that situation and those appalling conditions in the first place...
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Turkey: The coup attempt and European messages of silence
The Bosphorus Bridge linking Asia and Europe had taken on a suit lit with the colours of the French flag in solidarity with Nice following the recent tragedy, when military coup forces moved in to occupy the bridge and cut the physical link between the two worlds. But the...
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Middle East: A French Initiative and European support for a new maze of negotiations
Peace negotiations are on the table in the Middle East once again, after Paris successfully launched its initiative to revive the process of political settlement. The initiative has gained the support of the foreign ministers of European Union’s who are in support of holding an international peace conference. They also announced that, in turn, they are prepared to provide economic, political and security incentives to revive the peace process. But would...