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May 4, 2014

Israelis attack protesters on World Press Freedom Day

The Israeli army attacked a peaceful protest organised by Palestinian journalists on Saturday near Beit El military barrier in the occupied West Bank. The protest was organised to mark...

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May 4, 2014

Syria's neighbours meet in Zaatari refugee camp

The foreign ministers of countries neighbouring Syria were due to meet in the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees near the Jordanian town of Mafraq today, Sunday, an official source...

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May 4, 2014

Turkey: AK Party's bylaws disqualify Erdogan and 70 others from running for parliament

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with 70 prominent members of his government will not be eligible to run for parliament due to the expiry of their term...

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May 4, 2014

Iran and West to reach nuclear agreement soon

Israel foresees a nuclear agreement between Iran and the G6, Haaretz newspaper said Sunday. According to a senior Israeli official quoted by Haaretz, a permanent agreement on Iran’s nuclear...

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May 4, 2014

Rape in the context of democratic transition

So much has been written about the deplorable case of the young Tunisian woman raped by two policemen that there is little to be added. We all await the...

Commentary & Analysis
May 4, 2014

Palestinians will pay the price for Israel's early election

In most countries, elections are purely internal affairs. In Israel, though, things are different; elections often have horrible consequences for the Palestinians living under the brutal Israeli occupation. The...

Commentary & Analysis
May 4, 2014

Britain's betrayal of the sacred trust in Palestine

Last month, the South African international lawyer, Professor John Dugard, spoke at the Liberal Democrat Friends of Palestine fringe meeting during the party’s annual conference in Brighton, co-sponsored by...

Commentary & Analysis
May 4, 2014

Civil war in Israel's political establishment

A vicious war of words has broken out in the top echelons of the Israeli political establishment. The troika which forms Israel’s ruling coalition is turning in on itself....

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May 4, 2014

A rare opportunity for Somalia - and the world

Amid the flurry of international concern over the European economic crisis, the American elections, the controversy surrounding Iran and the fallout from the Arab spring, it is important not...

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May 4, 2014

Once more, Hamas distinguishes itself

Confirmation that Khalid Meshaal will not contest another term at the helm of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has prompted much speculation about his likely successor. The transitional process...

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