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January 25, 2014

UNESCO and Jerusalem

The recent reference by the United Nations Educational, Science and Culture Organisation (UNESCO) to the occupied city of Jerusalem as the “capital of Israel” was both surprising and contrary...

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January 25, 2014

Hamas and recognition: goals and cautions

The clampdown on Hamas continues: despite some clear sky here and there, the demands are the same; recognition of Israel as a Jewish state in exchange for recognition of...

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January 25, 2014

Sheikh Raed Salah and the rise of the Islamic Movement in Israel

If we want to know why the British government decided to arrest Sheikh Raed Salah, we need to look at his pivotal role in the Islamic Movement inside Israel...

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January 25, 2014

The PLO is to "liberate" not to legalize partition

If political wisdom does not prevail, if no crucial decisions are taken in which ALL Palestinians are represented, and if we do not learn from the mistakes of the...

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January 24, 2014

Hamas and Europe in the wake of Palestinian reconciliation

The Palestinian reconciliation agreement has brought the issue of European recognition of Hamas and its political role back to the fore. Given that Hamas is such a decisive force...

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January 24, 2014

Arab media focus on Khaled Meshaal post-reconciliation

The Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Khaled Meshaal, has been the focus of much Arab media interest in the wake of the historic reconciliation agreement between Fatah and...

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January 24, 2014

A bitter choice between tyranny and colonialism

After forty years of absolute rule during which he spent billions of dollars to boost his image in the world, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi finds himself without friends. Despite...

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January 24, 2014

President of Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr Aziz Dwaik meets envoy to Russian Foreign Minister in Ramallah

On Wednesday (02.03.2011), the President of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Dr Aziz Dweik, along with a number of other PLC deputies, met with a visiting Russian delegation which included...

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January 24, 2014

Egypt placed on the agenda for Israel's Herzliya Conference

The people’s revolution in Egypt cast its shadow as far as the eleventh Herzliya Conference in Israel. Opened by Israeli President Shimon Peres on the 7 February, the conference...

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January 24, 2014

It's time for those who hold the keys to their homes to rise up

The issue is not that documents giving details of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority were leaked by Al Jazeera and the Guardian. We all had a general...

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