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Items by Dr Hanan Chehata
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Why Israel’s deliberate withholding of water from the Palestinian people has gone far beyond crisis point.
Amnesty International Report “Troubled Waters – Palestinians denied fair access to water – Israel-Occupied Territories.” Review by Dr. Hanan Chehata, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London Introduction It is a universally known fact that water is an essential of ingredient of life. Without water there is no life and yet…
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Robert D. Kaplan’s article “Why I Love Al Jazeera”
Robert D. Kaplan’s article “Why I Love Al Jazeera” (The Atlantic – Oct. 2009 – pp55-56.) Review by Dr. Hanan Chehata, Middle East Monitor, (MEMO), London In his article “Why I love Al Jazeera” Robert Kaplan lavishes high praise on the English version of the Qatar based news station. He…
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Shin Bet – An ingrained culture of torture and deceit
Introduction – Who, or what, is Shin Bet? Known at different times by various names (the General Security Service [GSS], the Israeli Security Agency [ISA], Shabak], Shin Bet is Israel’s internal security and counter-intelligence service. Its role includes the interrogation of “suspects”; exposing “terrorist” rings; counter-espionage; the protection of the…