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  • January 25, 2014

    Gaza assault perpetuates dehumanisation of Palestinians

    An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Hamas and Israel finally came into effect on Wednesday night, 21 November. As expected, both sides claimed victory. Gazans streamed elatedly onto the streets to...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The Gaza Ceasefire: An Early Assessment

    The Gaza Ceasefire, unlike a similar ceasefire achieved after Operation Cast Lead four years ago, is an event that has a likely significance far beyond ending the violence after...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Netanyahu’s gambles

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to impose a long-term ceasefire on Hamas and the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, one that lasts for fifteen years at least. This is...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Egypt and Gaza between aggression and appeasement

    Israel’s latest aggression against the Gaza Strip was not just a military assault on occupied land which has a geo-strategic link with Egypt, but it also presented a serious...

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  • January 25, 2014

    A new constitutional statement to protect the state, the revolution and the new constitution

    Like millions of Egyptians, I have received a detailed copy of the new constitutional statement issued by President Mohammed Morsi. I have also received the bundle of decisions issued...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Palestinian successes need to be turned into practical progress

    The history books will record November 2012 as the month in which the Palestinian people achieved three major victories which could change the power equations in the region: The...

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  • January 25, 2014

    A supreme Morsi mess

    EGYPTIAN democracy is alive and well. That is about the only positive observation on the current pro-Morsi and counter-demonstrations in major cities across the country. President Mohamed Morsi’s pronouncement...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Egypt’s unnecessary battle

    Opposition to something like President Mohamed Morsi’s now-controversial constitutional declaration is an inherent right in a democracy. In any free country, authority needs to have a strong opposition, up...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The cowardice at the heart of our relationship with Israel

    It is impossible to understand the modern Conservative Party without a grasp of the scale and profundity of its links to the state of Israel. The connection dates back...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Israeli settlements, unsettling realities…

    A DAY after the UN vote to upgrade Palestine’s status at the UN, the right-wing Israeli government responded by adding 3,500 illegal Jewish-only homes in the occupied West Bank...

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