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September 28, 2015

Israel’s dystopian dictatorship

Israel takes great pride in its propaganda claim to be the “only democracy in the Middle East”. This is something it bangs on about at sanctimonious length in every...

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September 28, 2015

Refugees in the Jungle: Punished for seeking a peaceful life

Last week, two young men died trying to reach Britain from Calais, France, through the Channel Tunnel. They were refugees who were trapped in the “Jungle”, as the makeshift...

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September 28, 2015

Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine calls for raising the cause of Palestinian prisoners to the Security Council

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine has called for internationalising the issue of hunger striking Palestinian prisoners in Israel and announced that it launching a wide solidarity...

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September 28, 2015

Arab Christians in Israel threaten to close their churches

Arab Christians in Palestine have threatened to close their churches in retaliation for Israel’s cutting of the budget allocated to community faith schools, which forced these schools to shut...

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September 28, 2015

Kerry wants Syria to be ‘united, secular, stable and without foreign troops’

The US Secretary of State has said that he hopes to see a “united, secular Syria that can be at peace and stable again without foreign troops,” Anadolu reported...

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September 28, 2015

Unemployment in Gaza stands at 60% due to Israeli offensive and siege

The Public Workers Union in the Gaza Strip has said that the eight year Israeli siege and last year’s military offensive on the coastal enclave raised the number of...

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September 28, 2015

Canadian Elections and Middle East policy: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose

It is election season in Canada. On 19 October Canadians will cast their votes to select representatives for the federal Parliament in Ottawa. According to recent polling it’s going...

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September 28, 2015

Travel bags are best sellers in war-torn Syria

Shop owners in central Damascus claim that they can spot customers wishing to make the life-threatening sea trip to Europe or travel through legal ports by their choice of...

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September 28, 2015

Hamas: Abbas is leading conspiracy to strangle Gaza

Hamas accused Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of conspiring to strangle the Gaza Strip. The movement’s spokesperson Sami Abu Zuhri said yesterday that statements made by Egyptian President Abdel Fatah...

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September 28, 2015

Israel closes Gaza crossing for seventh day

Israeli occupation authorities closed the Kerem Shalom Crossing with the Gaza Strip for the seventh consecutive day to mark the Jewish New Year, the Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking to...

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