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May 5, 2014

Economic carrot to end the conflict must be accompanied by political stick to end the occupation

The stage setting was as good as it gets; they hardly come bigger. US Secretary of State John Kerry chose the backdrop of the Davos conference of the World...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

Israel’s dirty little secret: the ‘internally displaced persons’ it continues to deny basic rights

Inevitably, the 65th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba – Catastrophe – was overshadowed by calls to exercise refugees’ right of return. Although the vast majority of Palestinians live in...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

Israel’s ethnic cleansing of the Naqab underscores meaning of ‘Jewish State’

Israel’s ethnic cleansing polices in the Naqab (Negev) region have entered a new and dangerous phase. A ministerial council for legal codes this week cleared the way for a...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

How much more of Palestine will be “compromised” to satisfy Israel?

Whenever Israel and America welcome an Arab initiative it must be in their favour. This is exactly what has happened with the Arab ministerial delegation to Washington offering to...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

Turkey’s refusal to be brow-beaten highlights political bankruptcy of Israeli blockade

Israel’s efforts to isolate the Gaza Strip politically are not working. Not even the recruitment of the US secretary of state has been enough to persuade Turkey’s Prime Minister,...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

Israeli “independence” is the Palestinian catastrophe

Israel’s “independence” celebrations are always underlined by an inescapable subtext; it is also the Palestinian Nakba – catastrophe. As Israelis celebrated their 65th anniversary this week, tens of thousands...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

Kerry stumbles over preconditions

Despite the drums of war on the Korean Peninsula, US Secretary of State John Kerry has been busy shuttling back and forth to the Middle East. His latest visit,...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

Hamas answers its critics

After months of delay the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Hamas, has completed its internal elections and returned Khaled Meshaal as head of the political bureau. More than 70...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

The political price of US aid

The obviously orchestrated decision by the American and Israeli governments to release millions of dollars to the Palestinian Authority (PA) may be too little too late. If the purpose...

Commentary & Analysis
May 5, 2014

In the last chance saloon

Now that the Obama show has left town the Middle East can return to reality. All eyes are focussed on the 24th meeting of Arab heads of state due...

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