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  • January 25, 2014

    Does international recognition for a Palestinian state really mean anything?

    Last week, Brazil gave official recognition to a Palestinian state within the pre-Six Day War 1967 borders, following a written request from the Palestinian Authority’s President Mahmoud Abbas. In...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Spies and lies, especially against your allies

    Reports from the United States say that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to ask for the release of convicted spy Jonathan Jay Pollard. A report in the New...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Why is Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard back in the news?

    By Jeff Gates Over the past two months, Benjamin Netanyahu has mentioned the fate of jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard six times in meetings with President Obama and Secretary...

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  • January 25, 2014

    When will the time come?

    By Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban The children gathered around what was, moments ago, their safe haven, the reservoir of their memories, the focus of their happiness, the link between them...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Evaluating Salam Fayyad's government in Ramallah

    By Dr. Mohsen Mohammad SalehThe formation of the Salam Fayyad government in the West Bank has been a striking and noteworthy phenomenon in the history of modern Palestine. This...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The scourge of drugs in Jerusalem

    By Sawsan RamahiPalestine has never been classified among the countries known for heavy use and trafficking of drugs, unlike some other Arab countries, such as Egypt and Lebanon. Prior...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The Un-Jewish Assault on Richard Goldstone

    By Letty Cottin Pogrebin Two years after Operation Cast Lead, Israel’s three-week assault against Hamas in Gaza, we are still grappling with the fallout. Much of the public reckoning...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Tunisia: trouble in paradise

    By Intissar Kherigi The protests in Tunisia reflect an underlying dissatisfaction with the government that stretches years back. Corruption, authoritarianism, repression. Not words that many would associate with the...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Nations and their images in the media

    By Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban Countries’ images in the past used to depend on what the people in those countries produce in terms of development, innovation, science and art. That...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The Palestinian leadership from negotiations to international legitimacy

    By Maged Kayali Due to its lack of any hope in the peace negotiations with Israel, the Palestinian Authority has said that it may approach the United Nations, either...

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