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May 26, 2016

Is there a change in Obama’s no-bluffing policy in Syria?

In his article in the Atlantic entitled “The Obama Doctrine”, Jeffrey Goldberg wrote that US President Barack Obama stated passionately: “Big nations don’t bluff”. Obama’s strategy towards the Middle...

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May 26, 2016

Coalition air force training ends in Turkey

Troops from eight countries have completed air attack training, in which live ammunition was used, in the Turkish city of Izmir as part of the EFES 2016 military exercises....

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May 26, 2016

The rise of fascism in Israel

He’s back again. Ultra-rightist Avigdor Lieberman is all set to be sworn in as Israel’s next defence minister on Monday. For years he was foreign minister under various coalition...

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May 26, 2016

Egypt purchased 4m tonnes of wheat from farmers

Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced yesterday that it has purchased 4.076 million tonnes of locally produced wheat from farmers since the beginning of the season in...

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May 26, 2016

Dutch government follows Sweden in affirming right to boycott Israel

The Dutch government has defended the right to boycott Israel, in a rejection of Israeli efforts to outlaw such political activity. In response to questions from Green Left MP...

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May 26, 2016

Hamas: Lieberman’s inclusion in Israeli government indicates ‘increasing extremism’

Hamas said that it considered the inclusion of the head of the Yisrael Beiteinu Avigdor Lieberman to the Israeli government an indication of “increasing extremism and racism”, the Anadolu...

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May 26, 2016

Extremist settlers storm Al-Aqsa

Groups of extremist Jewish settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque yesterday calling for more intrusions on the anniversary of the 1967 occupation of the area, Jordan’s Assabeel newspaper reported. Palestinian worshipers...

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May 26, 2016

HRW: Egypt ‘unjustly’ jailed scores of protesters

Egyptian authorities have “unjustly” jailed dozens of protesters since May, Human Rights Watch said in a statement yesterday. “Egyptian courts have sentenced more than 150 people to prison terms...

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May 26, 2016

Hanin Zoabi: don’t whitewash racism of Israel’s old elite

Attacking “fascists” in the Israeli government risks whitewashing the racism of the old elite, according to Member of Knesset Hanin Zoabi (Joint List). Avigdor Lieberman was confirmed yesterday as...

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May 26, 2016

Arab MK slams extremist rabbi’s appointment as minister

Member of the Joint List in the Israeli Knesset Masud Ganaim yesterday criticised the inclusion of extremist Jewish Rabbi Yehuda Glick as a member of the Knesset, the Anadolu...

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