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January 28, 2014

“Very bad Europeans”

By Yvonne Ridley I have never met Egypt’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit but he thinks that I am a very bad European; that’s me and 1400 other peace...

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January 28, 2014

Criminalizing Arab political activity in Israel

By Omar Radwan On Wednesday 28th July, a unique event will take place at the House of Commons. Three Arab members of the Israeli Knesset, Jamal Zahalka, Haneen al-Zoabi,...

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January 28, 2014

Turkey’s firm stance pays dividends

By Omar Radwan Last week Israel agreed unexpectedly to cooperate with a UN investigation into its raid on the Freedom Flotilla in May. This is the first time in...

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January 28, 2014

Jefferson and the independence of the judiciary: an Egyptian approach

Is there any difference between the political events in America in the early 19th century; what took place in Turkey a decade ago; and what is occurring in Egypt...

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January 28, 2014

The crisis of the Egyptian judiciary

The problem of judges in Egypt is not new. In the sixties legal counsellor Momtaz Nassar called for an end to the government’s meddling in the judicial system; this...

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January 28, 2014

Morsi’s visit to Moscow…A turning point and balance in Egypt’s policy

Balance and openness to new prospects of cooperation are the most prominent characteristics of Egypt’s post-revolution foreign policy and President Mohammad Morsi’s first term in office. Morsi has been...

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January 28, 2014

Darfur – Palestine; Tell the Truth When You Retire!

When I was at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC (1999-2000), I introduced myself to people as “a politician and academic.” My attention was drawn politely to the...

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January 28, 2014

Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians

A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, the time has come for similar action...

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January 28, 2014

A long and unpredictable relationship: South Africa’s ties to Israel

South Africa has announced that it will label products made in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as “made in occupied Palestine” rather than “made in Israel”. It...

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January 28, 2014

Apartheid South Africa and Israel: two sides of the same coin?

We have just passed the second anniversary of ‘Operation Cast Lead’, in which for many it seemed that the holiday period was used as a convenient cover for launching...

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