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May 4, 2014

Syria: this may be the best chance to exit the quagmire

A crucial shift is now taking place in the Middle East towards the conflict in Syria. The Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi’s call for Arab-Iranian-Turkish dialogue over the crisis and...

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May 4, 2014

West Bank oil and gas discovery looks set to prolong already intractable conflict

When the United Nations General Assembly convenes for its annual meeting next month, the PLO/PA will make a request for “non-member state” status. Even if successful, the move would...

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May 4, 2014

Obama’s reactions to developments in Egypt and Israel speak volumes

Two exceptional developments took place in the Middle East this week; neither Egypt nor Israel had witnessed anything like them before. Never in the past sixty years has a...

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May 4, 2014

Israel’s sinister attacks on Abbas

There is something very sinister about Israel’s attacks on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. They bring back memories of the campaign that preceded the demise of the late Yasser Arafat....

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May 4, 2014

The Muslim Brotherhood wants a future for all Syrians

The future of democracy in Syria is the subject of many concerns: people are worried about the treatment of minorities and women, possible acts of revenge, and the likelihood...

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May 4, 2014

Morsi faces his first diplomatic tests

After exactly a month in office, President Mohamed Morsi’s honeymoon period has come to an abrupt end. Diplomatic snares are popping up in all directions. That his earliest foreign...

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May 4, 2014

What killed Yasser Arafat? France could find the truth

The best opportunity to definitively prove What Killed Arafat – the name we gave the documentary investigation that appeared on al-Jazeera earlier this month – is fast approaching. The...

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May 4, 2014

Banning Islamist politicians is not the answer

Israel has learnt nothing from the Arab Spring. This week, its army commander, Avi Mizrahi, issued a military order classifying the Islamist Change and Reform bloc as an illegal...

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May 4, 2014

Israel ignites the tinderbox of religious conflict

Has the struggle for occupied Jerusalem finally revealed its religious character? The recent claim by Israel’s Attorney General, Yehuda Weinstein, that Al-Asqa Mosque is part of Israeli territory has...

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May 4, 2014

The three pillars of Egypt

The Arab world has recently gone through its most anxious period since the start of the Arab spring 19 months ago. People held their breath before their television screens,...

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