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  • January 28, 2014

    Support for protestors in Kiev or Cairo depends on what their government has to offer you

    For the last two weeks Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine has been the stronghold of anti-government protests; thousands have gathered in temperatures as low as minus fifteen to express...

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  • January 28, 2014

    The collapse of the Turkish-Israeli alliance... Why?

    By Ahmed AomrabiIn a high-level international gathering, Turkish Prime Minister, Rajab Tayyip Erdogan, shouted in the face of Israeli President Shimon Peres saying: “You know how to kill people”....

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  • January 28, 2014

    Europe: A Cowardly Giant

    Dr Abdel Sattar QassemProfessor of Political studies, Al Najah National University Europe’s recent announcement that Jerusalem is the capital of two states to be achieved through negotiations between Palestinian...

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  • January 28, 2014

    “Very bad Europeans”

    By Yvonne Ridley I have never met Egypt’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit but he thinks that I am a very bad European; that’s me and 1400 other peace...

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  • January 28, 2014

    “Israeli media” in Turkey

    By Mehmet Nedim Aslan There is a common belief in the Muslim world that US foreign policy is biased towards Israel thanks to the Israel-Jewish lobby. Ever since the...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Criminalizing Arab political activity in Israel

    By Omar Radwan On Wednesday 28th July, a unique event will take place at the House of Commons.  Three Arab members of the Israeli Knesset, Jamal Zahalka, Haneen al-Zoabi,...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Turkey's firm stance pays dividends

    By Omar Radwan Last week Israel agreed unexpectedly to cooperate with a UN investigation into its raid on the Freedom Flotilla in May. This is the first time in...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Jefferson and the independence of the judiciary: an Egyptian approach

    Is there any difference between the political events in America in the early 19th century; what took place in Turkey a decade ago; and what is occurring in Egypt...

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  • January 28, 2014

    The crisis of the Egyptian judiciary

    The problem of judges in Egypt is not new. In the sixties legal counsellor Momtaz Nassar called for an end to the government’s meddling in the judicial system; this...

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  • January 28, 2014

    Morsi's visit to Moscow...A turning point and balance in Egypt's policy

    Balance and openness to new prospects of cooperation are the most prominent characteristics of Egypt’s post-revolution foreign policy and President Mohammad Morsi’s first term in office. Morsi has been...

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