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March 29, 2014

Downsizing Qatar?

In October of last year, the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies published an article titled “Downsizing Qatar”, which envisaged Qatar’s regressing role although it has been playing a...

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March 29, 2014

Israel’s love-in with Europe’s new Nazis

With an acting government in power in Ukraine, Channel 4 News last night reported from Kiev on some of the latest developments. This included an interview with Right Sector...

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March 29, 2014

Spring in the step of BDS, as a worried Israel plans pushback

The first quarter of 2014 has been an interesting time for the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) campaign, with a number of promising developments – particularly in Europe – and...

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March 29, 2014

Brutality, torture, rape: Egypt’s crisis will continue until military rule is dismantled

Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief, has emphasised in her frequent statements on Egypt the importance of maintaining stability and of following a democratic path. But in the...

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March 29, 2014

Israeli apartheid week takes US campuses by storm

Throughout the months of February and March, students and activists around the world are organising activities for Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), which aims “to educate people about the nature...

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March 29, 2014

GCC divided over Egypt’s aborted democracy

A row has erupted in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain dramatically withdrawing their envoys from Qatar on Wednesday. The...

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March 29, 2014

Hamas, the ‘outlawed’ movement in Egypt

Hamas was not “officially” present in Egypt in order for it to be banned (it is present in the hearts of its honourable people), nor has it been “officially”...

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March 29, 2014

Two calls to Egypt from Gaza and Al-Aqsa

The equation has become inverted, with Egypt baring its teeth in the face of the anger of Palestinians at the Rafah crossing while adopting quiet diplomacy in dealing with...

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March 29, 2014

Pro-Israel Lobby leans towards tough rhetoric on Iran and the peace process

The 2014 Policy Conference of the most powerful pro-Israel Lobby group in the United States, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), ended on March 4 after three days...

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March 29, 2014

Palestinians call for protests against US military aid to the Israeli occupation

Since the US-sponsored peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israel recommenced last summer, Israeli forces have: authorised the approval of several thousand illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories;...

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