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  • January 24, 2014

    The State of Israel is gearing up for a long hot summer

    This weekend saw protesters taking to the streets of Tel Aviv again to protest against the rising cost of living, austerity and what they call the “tycoon state”. “We...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Will the Arab moderate camp be revived?

    Clues which have emerged on the political horizon in recent days call for the following question: Is Egypt regaining its role in the “moderate” Arab camp? I do not...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Israeli perspectives on the Judaisation of Jerusalem

    Israel’s intentions for Jerusalem have been exposed by its policies and projects ever since the eastern half of the city was captured during the 1967 war. It has to...

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  • January 24, 2014

    The battle of wills over Gaza is just the beginning

    If media leaks about Egypt’s generals informing the Israeli government about the coup three days before it was executed are true, then the matter is more than a coup...

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  • January 24, 2014

    As Israel returns to centre stage, democracy and justice exit stage left

    The spectacle of a senior American diplomat emphasising how much she is going to work for Israel was surprising only in its openness. When Samantha Power told a Senate...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Settlements and lies: the obstacles to peace

    Israel has been building settlements in the occupied West Bank since 1967, although Jewish settlement in Palestine began in earnest in the 19th century. In response, the Arabs condemn...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Difficult times ahead for lonely Hamas?

    Under a military blockade for six years, the Gaza Strip may now be facing further isolation. Whilst Israel’s restrictive policies have secluded the enclave, the shattering of Morsi’s power...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Israeli apartheid by law

    Israeli policies and practices have for years been seen to be openly racist against non-Jews but that hasn’t stopped legislators trying to cover up this racism. A number of...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Egypt's military crackdown could quickly backfire

    It has now been nearly three weeks since Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president in decades, was ousted by the military on 3 July. The army intervention came...

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  • January 24, 2014

    The fault lies not with Abbas' tyranny but with Palestinian compliance

    When the Madrid Peace Conference convened at the invitation of President George Bush Snr in August 1991, the then Israeli Prime Minister, Yitzhak Shamir, announced that he would negotiate...

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