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January 24, 2014

What does an Irish EU presidency mean for Israel?

Israel’s relations with the European Union are not at a high at the moment. Indeed, an unusually strong condemnation by the EU of Israel’s continued construction of illegal settlements...

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January 24, 2014

Israel continues to breach the ceasefire agreement

In November, Egypt brokered an end to the eight-day offensive launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip, the so-called Operation Pillar of Defence. During the assault, 6 Israelis were...

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January 24, 2014

No need for panic over Chuck Hagel

If Chuck Hagel, Barack Obama’s nominee for Defense Secretary, is appointed, it would be a “slap in the face for pro-Israel Americans”, according to the Republican Jewish Coalition. Senator...

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January 24, 2014

Netanyahu's politics of necessity

With elections looming in Israel, Benyamin Netanyahu finds himself cornered to defend Likud and its objectives, after Naftali Bennett’s Jewish Home party emerged as a potential threat pulling right-wing...

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January 24, 2014

What does a name bring? The battle for recognition in Occupied Palestine

Soon, ‘Palestinian National Authority’ will become a label reminiscent of the pre-General Assembly vote that saw Palestine upgraded at the United Nations to non-member observer status, if all goes...

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January 24, 2014

Preliminary progress on reconciliation challenged by political strategy

Egypt’s attempt at brokering reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas has produced initial diplomatic progress. Yesterday’s talks in Cairo – organised by President Mohammed Morsi, were an initiative towards constructing...

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January 24, 2014

Qatar's enigmatic diplomacy and the Arab Spring

This week, 48 Iranian prisoners being held by rebels in Syria were freed, in return for 2,100 prisoners being held by the Syrian authorities. It was one of the...

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January 24, 2014

Israel is a different place from the outside looking in

Imagine a Middle East where Naftali Bennett was Israel’s Prime Minister. Former settler leader and IT entrepreneur turned politician, his agenda is a lethal cocktail of pro-settlement, anti-Palestinian statehood...

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January 24, 2014

As the death toll in Syria rises, hope for a diplomatic solution fades by the minute

Syria’s bloody civil war has been going on for nearly two years. Two things are certain. Firstly, we are no closer to a diplomatic solution. The International Crisis Group...

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January 23, 2014

What does the election of another Likud-led coalition mean?

Israel’s general election will take place on Tuesday 22 January. It has long been forecast that Binyamin Netanyahu, the current Prime Minister, will win a comfortable majority. Opinion polls...

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