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February 5, 2015

Egypt and Yemen: Scenarios of creative chaos

Those observing the Islamic world can see quite clearly that there are many instances in which the region is currently suffering from cycles of terror and chaos – and...

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February 5, 2015

UN agency: Israel’s “fragmentation” of Bethlehem region has “accelerated”

The Bethlehem region is increasingly fragmented by Israeli occupation policies, according to a new UN agency factsheet. The OCHA publication, ‘Bethlehem governorate: fragmentation and humanitarian concerns’, details ways in...
February 5, 2015

Impartiality, irrelevance and accountability

Israel’s recent complaint against Canadian lawyer and international law expert William Schabas has led to his resignation from the UN Human Rights Council’s fact finding commission on Gaza. Schabas...

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February 5, 2015

Israel to dismiss 3 officials who criticised Netanyahu

Three senior Israeli officials, including an ambassador, are to be dismissed by the foreign ministry following Tweets they published criticising Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, local media reported yesterday. Ambassador...

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February 5, 2015

Abbas: We will not negotiate on our right to join ICC

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas criticised Israel for withholding Palestinian tax revenue so as to “bargain” with the Palestinians over their bid to join the International Criminal Court. This came...

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February 5, 2015

US Senators want PA president to be punished for Palestinian statehood bid

A group of 75 US senators have signed a letter addressed to the current US Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to punish Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas...

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February 5, 2015

Pentagon candidate concerned about Iranian influence in Iraq

Barack Obama’s candidate for Defence Secretary, Ashton Carter, has said he has concerns regarding Iran’s activities in Iraq that could undermine US efforts against ISIS (also known as ISIL)....

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February 5, 2015

Sami Al-Arian, Professor who defeated controversial terrorism charges, is deported from US

In 2003, Sami Al-Arian was a professor at the University of South Florida, a legal resident of the U.S. since 1975, and one of the most prominent Palestinian civil rights...
February 5, 2015

Houthis to form new government in Yemen

The Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen yesterday announced that they will begin forming a new Yemeni government after political forces failed to meet the three day deadline set by...

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February 5, 2015

Israel to increase taxes to pay Gaza war bill

The next Israeli government may be forced to raise taxes to fulfil the fiscal deficit that resulted from the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip last summer, Israel’s Walla...

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