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  • January 24, 2014

    Qatar: Continuity in change

    There is no doubt that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is an extremely hard act to follow. In a region burdened with government inertia, many regard him as...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Kerry returns to occupied territories in bid to kick-start negotiations

    US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in occupied Palestine on Thursday amid conflicting reports regarding the stalemate in attempts to resume negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority....

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Unattainable peace

    But for the chap from Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza who emerged earlier this week as the winner of the “Arab Idol,” the news from Palestine is grim....

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Prime minister's resignation reveals problems at the PA

    The Palestinian Authority prime minister’s recent resignation was sudden and without warning. But what made Rami Hamdallah pack his personal effects into a car and drive away from his...

    News

  • January 24, 2014

    Sectarianism and the Syrian revolution

    Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian revolution on the side of the regime demonstrates the conflicts shift from sectarian theory to sectarian reality. It reflects a shift across the Middle...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Israel and its demographic complex

    In August the Zionist movement will celebrate its 116th anniversary. What are its achievements in the context of the demographic conflict between the Arabs and Jews in Palestine since...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    The outlaws of our time are spreading poison in society

    A Palestinian student I do not know asked me, “Is it true that we are being expelled from Egypt?” I was shocked by her question and replied quickly that...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Israel's Prawer Bill aims to marginalise and dispossess Bedouin citizens

    The Israeli Knesset recently passed the controversial Bill on the Arrangement of Bedouin Settlement, also known as the Prawer Bill, which would force the relocation of over 30,000 Bedouin...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Palestine-Israel Conflict: The Language of Peace and the Reality of War

    The formal Israeli-Palestinian peace process has long been characterised by a yawning gap between image and reality. For the best part of 20 years, a reality of occupation has...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Israel and the future of war: a small and smart army

    Before the leaders of the Israeli army proposed the plan to the political leaders to change the structure of the army and return to the concept of a “small...

    Article