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  • January 25, 2014

    The rise of the Tajamu Party: a response to Israel's right-wing

    The outgoing Israeli government has stepped up the racism inherent in the system and is on the verge of passing distinctly apartheid laws. The law relating to so-called “admissions...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Israel after the elections

    Most public opinion polls predicted a landslide victory for the right wing in Israel’s recent elections given its secular and religious divisions. However, 48 hours before the start of...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Megalomaniac versus monomaniacs in Syria

    SYRIAN President Bashar Al Assad has a penchant for blaming outside conspirators for the troubles in Syria. While plausible, he is mistaken in linking public demands for political reform...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Why is dialogue not accepted by Egypt's opposition?

    Is the opposition in Egypt really interested in reaching a national consensus or not? This is the obvious question following recent statements from some opposition leaders signalling their refusal...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Tahrir Square rapes... shame on ElBaradei and Sabahi

    The cases of harassment that occurred in Cairo during last year’s Eid al-Adha celebrations spiked the gallantry and honour of Dr Mohamed ElBaradei. They pushed him to send a...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Desperate opposition drags Egypt from one crisis to another

    The desperate opposition groups in Egypt are dragging the country into a new crisis even before it has emerged from the previous one, which appears to be endless. It’s...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Israeli attack on Syria sends indirect message to Iran

    Two American officials have claimed that the main target of the Israeli raid on Syria last Wednesday was a military convoy travelling towards Lebanon, but it hit a scientific...

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  • January 25, 2014

    There are no short cuts in democracy

    Egypt is an experimental democracy in progress, but when the evolution of this process turns bloody it begs the question: is it worth it? An Egyptian tourist guide who...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Egypt, Syria and Iraq face big dilemmas

    Egypt is facing a counter-revolution that is against all that came out of the elections which were, we were told, free and fair. The demonstrations are being used by...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The rise of Hamas

    It appears that the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2006, has come out of the latest Israeli offensive in a greatly enhanced regional...

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