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  • January 26, 2014

    EU shares moral responsibility for PA persecution of its people

    By Khalid Amayreh in Ramallah The European Union (EU) is considered the main donor and bankroller of the Palestinian Authority (PA), an entity that more or less lives off...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Democracy in Arab eyes

    By Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban On the International Day of Democracy, satellite TV channels focused on the type of democracy imported, together with blood baths, disasters, wars and American invasions...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The killing of Rachel Corrie seven years on

    When the name of Rachel Corrie is mentioned you cannot help but pause for a painful moment; a tugging at the heart is the best way to describe it....

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  • January 25, 2014

    The Palestinian Authority and supporting settlement activity

    By Abdel Sattar Qassem The anchor at the TV station was surprised when I told him that the Palestinian Authority supported settlement activity and that I do not care...

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  • January 25, 2014

    UN report into flotilla attack exposes Israeli lies and criminality

    IntroductionIsrael has been condemned, yet again, by the United Nations for serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws. A UN report released last week has confirmed that...

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  • January 25, 2014

    You get the truth only from 'former' officials'

    Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban Warning from the Obama administration’s submission to Israeli pressure, in an interview with the Lebanese OTV, Michael Scheuer, a ‘former’ senior CIA officer, said: “Three hundred...

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  • January 25, 2014

    "We focus on doing things right, instead of doing the right things"

    This quote from an international aid worker in Jerusalem prefaces a new briefing paper from Oxford University’s Refugee Studies Centre. Written by Dr. Jason Hart and Claudia Lo Forte,...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The Press as Political Player

    Dr Bouthaina Shaaban The United Nations Human Rights Council last week adopted a resolution condemning Israel for its attack on the aid flotilla on May 31.  The report said...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Israel: the dead parrot of the Middle East!

    By Yvonne Ridley How many of you remember Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch? It was a wonderful comedic routine that transcended nationality and culture. Timeless in its appeal, it...

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  • January 25, 2014

    What Does a "One State Solution" Really Mean?

    Beyond the Failed “Peace Process” By Alain Gresh Renewed Arab/Israeli negotiations, opened under the auspices of President Barack Obama in September, are undermined not just by settlement building but...

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