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May 4, 2014

After 19 years, the PLO admits Oslo failure

For the first time in 19 years the Palestine Liberation Organisation/Palestinian Authority has raised publicly the possibility of revoking the Oslo accords with Israel. Several press reports have quoted...

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May 4, 2014

Let Netanyahu put his money where his mouth is

Efforts by Western politicians to help Benjamin Netanyahu climb down from his high horse are not working. He is outraged because they have refused to fix “red lines” for...

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May 4, 2014

Gaza: an early warning of disaster

The international system is often accused of failing to give adequate early warning; of being myopic and not furnishing the appropriate powers with data and analysis that would allow...

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May 4, 2014

It's spring time in Palestine

“The Palestine spring has begun and we are with what the people say and demand.” These were the words of President Mahmoud Abbas as he addressed an Arab League...

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May 4, 2014

Welcome to the Wild West Bank

Forget for a while the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Iran. Ignore the attendance of President Muhammed Morsi, the first visit to Tehran by an Egyptian president in 33...

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May 4, 2014

Syria: this may be the best chance to exit the quagmire

A crucial shift is now taking place in the Middle East towards the conflict in Syria. The Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi’s call for Arab-Iranian-Turkish dialogue over the crisis and...

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May 4, 2014

West Bank oil and gas discovery looks set to prolong already intractable conflict

When the United Nations General Assembly convenes for its annual meeting next month, the PLO/PA will make a request for “non-member state” status. Even if successful, the move would...

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May 4, 2014

Obama's reactions to developments in Egypt and Israel speak volumes

Two exceptional developments took place in the Middle East this week; neither Egypt nor Israel had witnessed anything like them before. Never in the past sixty years has a...

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May 4, 2014

Israel's sinister attacks on Abbas

There is something very sinister about Israel’s attacks on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. They bring back memories of the campaign that preceded the demise of the late Yasser Arafat....

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May 4, 2014

The Muslim Brotherhood wants a future for all Syrians

The future of democracy in Syria is the subject of many concerns: people are worried about the treatment of minorities and women, possible acts of revenge, and the likelihood...

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