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  • May 3, 2014

    Breaking the taboo: Washington talks Israel and apartheid

    Throughout the nine months of the current round of Israel-Palestine peace talks, and the torturous months of convincing both parties to return to the negotiating table that preceded it,...

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  • May 3, 2014

    Mutual hatred resurfaces between Maan residents and security personnel

    A poll conducted by the Centre for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan a few years back showed the magnitude of the hatred held by a majority of...

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  • May 3, 2014

    Tribal Sheikh or Mafia Don?

    The misuse of the “tribal” label by analysts and policy makers when describing conflict in the Middle East demonstrates a profound misunderstanding of events there and failure to grasp...

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  • May 3, 2014

    Has the ‘Greater’ Israel project finished?

    The question of whether or not Israel is finished with its greater project is received differently by different groups, as there are some who believe that this project has...

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  • May 3, 2014

    The Israeli recipe to prolong the conflict

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes that he has discovered the recipe to ensure that legitimacy is given to his refusal to withdraw from the West Bank while, at...

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  • May 3, 2014

    Who are the ‘political prisoners’ in Saudi and Iran?

    Both Iran and Saudi Arabia maintain fairly poor reputations in the Western world for their approach to human rights. While Iran remains isolated through sanctions and is frequently vilified,...

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  • May 3, 2014

    Is Africa rejecting Al-Sisi?

    Last week the chairman of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council Paul Lolo Bulus recommended that the African Union (AU) should not send a delegation to monitor the...

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  • May 3, 2014

    Reconciliation in search of a political programme

    Since the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations stalled in 2010, the Palestinian cause seemed to be let down in two aspects: the reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas and the futile negotiations with...

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  • May 3, 2014

    A vote for Al-Maliki is a vote to divide Iraq

    During his eight years in power, Nouri Al-Maliki was not as successful in anything as he was in the Division of Iraq project. He worked hard to fragment Iraq,...

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  • May 3, 2014

    Good and bad lessons from the Brotherhood’s crisis in Egypt

    There seems to be a consensus in the debates that I have heard recently regarding the current Egyptian issues. Many seem to believe that the revolutionaries made a critical...

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