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  • January 23, 2014

    Yes, it is the same brutal hand

    Some people wonder whether there is a link between the Ghouta massacre in Damascus committed by the Assad regime and the massacre committed by Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Are the Palestinians paying the price for Egypt's crisis?

    Despite the poor living conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Egyptians living in Palestine are, it is alleged, compiling lists of people they believe are “infringing” on...

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  • January 23, 2014

    The illusion of peace negotiations

    The continuation of peace talks between Israel and Palestine are being portrayed as a failure by both sides. Despite the apparently shared sentiment by Israeli and Palestinian alike, any...

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  • January 23, 2014

    The failure of Oslo the result of bad faith

    Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the Oslo Accords, the 1993 attempt to set up a framework that would end the Israel-Palestine conflict. It was the first time that...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Fear for Sinai, not fear of Sinai

    Pictures released yesterday from Sinai showed the deployment of armoured vehicles and an army bulldozer destroying one of the tunnels to Gaza. We have also read reports about the...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Coup-backed thugs "attack supporters and opponents" alike

    The murder of Khaled Dumian, a member of the supreme council of Egypt’s Social Democratic Party, and his cousin in Sahel Selim in Asyut by thugs recruited by the...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Supporting 'peace', legitimising Zionism

    An interview with Angela Merkel in Jewish Voice From Germany serves as an illuminating albeit expected insight into diplomatic efforts to elevate Israel into further immunity. Through a discussion...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Despite the rhetoric, Iran and the US are unlikely to become close allies

    For years, the relationship between America and Iran has been characterised by mutual distrust and outright hostility. During Barack Obama’s presidency, the decade-long tension over Iran’s nuclear programme has...

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  • January 23, 2014

    What next after the UN report on the chemical weapon attack?

    The UN report into the Gouta chemical weapons massacre does not shine favourably on Russia and Syria. Much to their chagrin, the publication of the report coincided with the...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Between a freeze on settlements and a freeze on negotiations

    Lest it be forgotten, let us remind ourselves that the Palestinians do not have a state or even a quasi-state; we live under military occupation. Israeli murders and attacks...

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