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  • January 25, 2014

    Irreparable Cracks in the Syrian Regime

    In March 2011, only a week before the Syrian revolution sparked off, Michael Broning of Foreign Affairs wrote an article about the “Sturdy House that Assad Built”, arguing the...

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  • January 25, 2014

    A Palestinian-American view of the US veto

    The Palestinians have been suffering for decades at the hands of one of the most brutal military occupations in the modern world. They are dehumanised on a daily basis,...

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  • January 25, 2014

    UK government conflates criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism in Salah trial

    Renowned Palestinian activist and religious leader Sheikh Raed Salah was at the UK’s Sheldon immigration court in Birmingham this week. His appeal against the government’s decision in June to...

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  • January 25, 2014

    What is the UN there for?

    Article 1, paragraph 1 of the Charter of the United Nations says that the purpose of the organisation is “to maintain international peace and security”. On that level, the...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Leaked documents explain events at Al-Jazeera

    There has been a cascade of rumours about the shock resignation of Al-Jazeera’s Wadah Khanfar. While some point to diplomatic reports of a power struggle between Islamists and secular...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Netanyahu and the Jewish state

    “It is not possible to terminate negotiations without starting them.” This precious piece of wisdom was uttered by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with BBC Arabic...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The plight of the Negev's Bedouin

    In my travels I have seen how far awareness of the Palestinian issue has spread – in contrast to the misery of my constituents, the Bedouin of the Negev....

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  • January 25, 2014

    Max puts the boot into Pakistan: Pro-Israel hawk urges US to "get tough" with sole Muslim nuclear power

    While much attention has been paid to Admiral Mike Mullen’s allegations that Pakistan’s security service, the ISI, was behind recent attacks on American targets in Afghanistan attributed to the...

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  • January 25, 2014

    British justice is exposed as a sham

    Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague received Tzipi Livni in his office at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office this week. The former Israeli Foreign Minister was welcomed warmly even though...

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  • January 25, 2014

    An attempt to understand what we have done to ourselves

    It is important for us to know what others scheme for our revolutions, and we should not be surprised if they attempt to hijack or abort them. But what...

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