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December 11, 2015

The conflict in Syria is between states not rival sides

Last week I warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a threat to Saudi Arabia due to his stubbornness and politics when it comes to Syria. There was wisdom...

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December 11, 2015

Egypt frees Israeli spy after 15 years

Egyptian authorities yesterday released the Israeli spy Ouda Tarabin, who was jailed for 15 years after being convicted on charges of espionage for Mossad. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

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December 11, 2015

PLO: Israel’s house demolition policy is ‘collective punishment’

Demolishing Palestinian homes is one of Israel’s “most immoral policies”, the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) said this week. The PLO said 31 Palestinian homes have been demolished since September...

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December 11, 2015

Turkey not to pull troops out of Mosul, Erdogan says

Turkey will not pull its troops out of northern Iraq, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday. “Turkish troops in Mosul are not there as combatants, they are trainers,”...

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December 11, 2015

Iraqi PM: No solution without Turkish troop withdrawal

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said the solution of Iraqi-Turkey “crisis” over the deployment of Turkish troops near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul could only be solved...

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December 11, 2015

The brutal reality of being a Palestinian

Signing a petition demanding justice for the Palestinian people as a 13-year-old schoolgirl marked the start of what has become my lifetime commitment to their cause. From reading about...

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December 10, 2015

Israel defies UN sanctions by exporting gold to North Korea

In recent years, Israel has exported $400,000 in gold to North Korea in defiance of UN sanctions imposed in 2006, it has been revealed. Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper yesterday...

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December 10, 2015

Israel court says book on killing non-Jews not incitement

A book by hardline Israeli rabbis justifying the murder of non-Jews will not have to face charges of inciting violence, the Jerusalem High Court said. Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem...

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December 10, 2015

Iraqi lawmakers oppose US ground forces

The Iraqi parliament’s Security and Defense Committee rejected in a statement late Wednesday sending U.S. ground forces to Iraq. “It is necessary to prevent any U.S. ground forces from...

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December 10, 2015

Why the knife intifada?

Since the outbreak of the intifada characteried by the use of knives and hit-and-runs, discussions began to take place, quietly and shyly at first, behind the scenes and by...

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