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October 31, 2014

The problem is not Netanyahu; it’s the US and Israel’s special relationship

Not for the first time the Obama administration and the Israeli government have been hanging out their dirty linen in public. On the face of it, the Americans are...

Commentary & Analysis
October 31, 2014

Pictures show Egyptian army executed those who appeared in torture video

Activists in Sinai were furious when they uncovered that the pictures of two dead men, released by an Egyptian military spokesperson on 10 October, were the same victims who...

News
October 31, 2014

Saudi’s support for Houthis; could this be the final nail in the coffin?

As seen in all the countries that partook in the Arab Spring and succeeded in toppling their dictator leader, the revolution did not end by the removal of their...

Article
October 31, 2014

Observers took hundreds of testimonies to compile reports on human shields and indiscriminate targeting of non-combatants

Israel violated international law according to a report released Thursday that investigated the use of human shields during Israel’s 2014 onslaught of the Gaza Strip. The report, published by...

News
October 31, 2014

Egyptian artist: More than a quarter million Sinai residents paying the price

The Egyptian artist Mohammed Attiya said that there are more than a quarter of a million Sinai residents who are paying the price of the army leaders’ preoccupation with...

News
October 31, 2014

Damascus calls entry of Peshmerga forces a violation of its sovereignty

The Syrian government has responded angrily to the movement of Iraqi Peshmerga forces into the besieged city of Kobani, in northern Syria, calling it a “blatant encroachment” on Syria’s...

News
October 31, 2014

Revisiting the First Intifada

Nearly 27 years after it began, the First Intifada remains etched in the Palestinian pysche and collective memory. It was a time of hope and unity which has not...

News
October 31, 2014

Keep Your Eye on the Wall: Palestinian Landscapes

Whichever direction you face in Qalqilya there is concrete. The entire town is surrounded by Israel’s Apartheid Wall which blocks the view, restricts access in and out of the...

Reviews
October 31, 2014

Abraham’s Children

Heather Shroud introduces us to a whole host of characters in her novel Abraham’s Children. We first meet the affected young Fida as she embarks on a trip to...

Reviews
October 31, 2014

Lieberman: Sweden’s decision to recognise a Palestinian state is ‘deplorable’

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman described Sweden’s decision on Thursday to recognise a Palestinian state as “very unfortunate”, Anadolu news agency reported. Responding to the move on his Facebook...

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