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January 24, 2014

Israel rejoining the UNHCR is meaningless if it isn’t held accountable for human rights abuses

After 18 months, Israel is to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Last March, it became the first country to sever all ties with the international body,...

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January 24, 2014

Obligations to combat settler violence under the domestic law of Third Party States

Third Party States have obligations under international law and their own domestic laws to investigate entities within their jurisdictions that are lending support to violent settler groups in the...

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January 24, 2014

Families of the Alexandria girls: How do the oppressors sleep at night?

The families of the 21 girls from Alexandria who oppose the military coup received the news that 14 of the girls were sentenced to 11 years in prison and...

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January 24, 2014

Kuwait summit and the future of Afro-Arabian relations

There is no doubt that the unbiased spirit of Bandung and the visions of national liberation leaders such as Nkrumah, Sekou Toure and Gamal Abdel Nasser have revived the...

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January 24, 2014

Saudi Arabia left alone to confront Iranian ambitions

Saeed Al-Wahabi is a young Saudi writer. His pen is hard-hitting and quick. Last Sunday evening he summed up the public Saudi mood after Saudis had had enough analysis...

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January 24, 2014

On Israel’s demand to be recognised as a ‘Jewish State’

While analyses have abounded about the Middle East peace process, including details of the “secret” talks and evaluations of the positions of the negotiating parties, prominent Israeli writers have...

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January 24, 2014

Lessons learnt from Iranian negotiations

As was expected, Iran and the P5+1 countries reached an interim six-month agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue. The deal sealed Western recognition of Iran’s right to produce nuclear...

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January 24, 2014

International Day of Rage against ethnic cleansing of Bedouin

On Saturday, protests were held worldwide in global defiance of a bill currently going through Israel’s Knesset. The bill, known as the Prawer Plan, aims to forcibly relocate up...

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January 24, 2014

The scope of Iran-US and Egypt-Russia rapprochement

It seems that there are two very surprising reconciliations underway and they involve two very significant Middle Eastern powers as they develop relationships with two world powers. These two...

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January 24, 2014

Media lies harm only the media, not Hamas

Some Arab writers, journalists and media professionals are facing a real crisis. They have distanced themselves from the ethics of their profession in search of news reports made up...

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