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  • January 25, 2014

    The reconciliation train is back on track, but beware of further derailment

    The meeting in Cairo between Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal can be best described as “an important step in the right direction”, not least because reconciliation between Fatah and...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Tougher sanctions will make Iran stronger

    I felt very uneasy when Britain’s ambassador to Iran claimed that the attack on the British Embassy in Tehran was state-supported. What does Dominick Chilcott not understand about people...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Voice of the Arab spring

    Al Jazeera is an enigma – although owned by an absolute monarch, it’s hailed as an independent voice in a region scarred by tyranny. Mehdi Hasan visits its headquarters...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Is Israel sowing the seeds of its own downfall?

    As Republicans seeking the party’s nomination for the next US presidential election fall over themselves to prove how Israel-friendly they are to “Republican Jewish leaders”, the country closest to...

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  • January 25, 2014

    When Clinton compares Israel's religious fundamentalism to Iran's "rule of the mullahs", the writing is on the wall for the "Jewish state"

    Israel is no longer “the only democracy” in the political desert of the Middle East; indeed, it never was. Any country which maintains a military occupation, builds illegal colonies...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Hamas continues to ply a difficult course

    The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has just celebrated its 24th anniversary in an unusually turbulent political climate in Palestine and the Arab world. Changes in the international arena include...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Will Islamists really fail in government?

    The new mantra against Islamist politicians is that they can succeed in opposition but fail in government; experience of holding the reins of power will, it is alleged, reveal...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Beware of the final scene

    Israel’s response to the political developments in the Arab world revolves around security. An increase in its military budget has been accompanied by substantial amendments to the country’s security...

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  • January 25, 2014

    A European attempt to do justice to the '48 Palestinians

    Mainstream media only ever addresses Israeli racism indirectly, if at all. An issue that has received less than its fair share of media coverage is the document prepared by...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Naher Al-Bared creeps back to normality

    They can take away our land; they can take away our rights; they can even take away our right to live; but we are Palestinians, and with God’s help,...

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