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  • May 5, 2014

    We are building a Tunisia for all

    On Monday, Tunisia celebrates the second anniversary of its uprising against dictatorship. Through the sacrifices of generations of Tunisians, our country is now engaged in establishing a democratic society....

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    Samer Al-Issawi: indomitable in the face of death

    At the end of 2012, there were 4,656 Palestinian political prisoners being held in Israeli prisons and detention centres. That figure includes 178 administrative detainees, 11 women and 177...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    Ethnic cleansing is the only way for Israel to have a "united" Jerusalem

    When Benjamin Netanyahu launched his election campaign this week he taunted the world community and cocked a snook at international law with a defiant pledge to build more settlements...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    Dirty war against Egypt's democracy evokes memories of Palestine post-2006

    The most common explanation for the political impasse in Egypt is that it stems from an ideological tussle between Islamists and liberals. That is, however, only one side of...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    Egypt's revolutionary constitution

    On Saturday, Egyptians will go the polls for the fifth time since the overthrow of the Mubarak dictatorship. The constitutional referendum marks another step in advancing the gains of...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    In a polarised Egypt, the thugs and the remnants return to centre stage

    The latest crisis to sweep Egypt has inflicted considerable damage, and now threatens the country’s transition to democracy. The rules of political competition have not been followed, and politics...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    Choose between isolation and acceptance

    Cracks are appearing in the diplomatic wall that has long protected Israel from international censure. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu was given a reality check this week when he met...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    Obama tells Palestinians to choose between crumbs from the table or freedom

    On the 65th anniversary of the UN partition resolution which allotted to a minority of Jews most of the land of Palestine, the Palestinians have returned to the world...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    It's Palestinians who have the right to defend themselves

    The US and Britain stand behind Israel’s onslaught on Gaza. Justice requires a change in the balance of forces on the ground The way western politicians and media have...

    Commentary & Analysis

  • May 5, 2014

    We in the Gaza Strip will not die in silence

    The latest Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has prompted several European countries and the US to reaffirm their position of unwavering support for the aggressor. William Hague, Britain’s...

    Commentary & Analysis