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  • January 24, 2014

    Ceasefire needs serious effort if it's to be a prelude to peace

    The last eight days have seen the deaths of 150 Palestinians and five Israelis. Hamas launched around 1,000 rockets into Israel, which pounded Gaza with more than 1,500 air...

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  • January 24, 2014

    What do the ceasefire terms mean for the West Bank?

    For the time being at least, there will be no ground invasion in Gaza. As the death toll reached over 150 Palestinians and 5 Israelis in Operation Pillar of...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Latin American reaction to Israeli aggression on Gaza

    The reaction of Latin American governments to Israel’s aggression on Gaza has ignited a spectrum of opinions, from outright condemnation to neutral rhetoric. In 2009, the brutality unleashed during...

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  • January 24, 2014

    France Pushes for Palestinian Statehood at the UN

    For the second time in recent weeks, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has supported Palestine. First, was during Operation Pillar of Defence where he travelled to Jerusalem and opposed...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Mobilisation of worldwide solidarity with Palestinians

    Yesterday marked the commencement of the World Social Forum for a Free Palestine, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The global mobilisation is aimed at strengthening solidarity with the Palestinian...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Is Israel losing its grip in Europe?

    It was hard to read the delegates’ expressions as they squinted at the board in the United Nations, searching for confirmation of who had and hadn’t voted for Palestine....

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  • January 24, 2014

    In the name of security and profits: Israeli-EU arms dependence

    Israel seems to have acquired a permanent battleground with its defiant occupation of Palestinian territory and savage assaults upon Gaza. In Israeli terminology, as well as that of its...

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  • January 24, 2014

    UN resolution puts pressure on Israel to allow nuclear inspection

    Israel’s ambiguity with regard to nuclear weapons is well known, as is its refusal to sign-up to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. This tactic has shifted attention away from Israel...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Europe opposes Netanyahu's new settlement plan

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is exerting all the political strength he can muster to sabotage peace for Palestine and Israel. On Monday, he authorised the construction of new...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Palestinian delegation visits Venezuela

    Following the UN vote which recognised Palestine as a non-member observer state last month, a delegation from Ramallah has visited Venezuela with the aim of consolidating existing agreements, as...

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