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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
It seems as though the Israeli scandal that emerged following the assassination of Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh 10 months ago will simply not go away; nor should it. The...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
The first anniversary of Israel's horrific assault on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla is fast approaching. As most people will remember, nine peace activists were killed by Israeli commandos when...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
Sheikh Raed Salah has been the target of a vicious and concerted smear campaign by the pro-Israel lobby in the UK and unfortunately our government has now weighed in...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
With what is appalling timing, given the arrest of Sheikh Raed Salah a week ago on the order of the Home Secretary Theresa May, a certain Major General (ret.)...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
In the time since his shocking arrest in London on 28th June, Sheikh Raed Salah's name has been the focus of vicious and potentially libellous headlines in the British...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
Following the Middle East Monitor's report on Tuesday 7th July that Israeli Major General (ret.) Danny Rothschild – was due to speak in the Houses of Parliament later the...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
There is no doubt that attempts to whip up Islamophobia are on the rise and there certainly seems to be an atmosphere of intolerance and racism gaining traction here...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Dr. Hanan Chehata
Maxim Shevchenko is an immensely well-respected editor, journalist and presenter on television and radio in Russia. He is a staunch advocate of the Palestinian cause, a member of the...
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Article
Since the release of Peter Oborne's Dispatches documentary, The pro-Israel lobby in Britain, public interest in the subject has grown considerably. With the approach of the 2010 general elections...
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The long overdue Saville Report into the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland has been received with mixed reviews. While Unionist spokesmen regard it as an important step...
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January 28, 2014
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Dr Daud Abdullah
The leaked documents known now as the "Palestine Papers" have been picked over and analysed extensively by Al Jazeera and the Guardian; at least, most of them have. The...
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Article
During its early renaissance stages, modern Turkey was subjected to violent shocks, some of which were neither justifiable nor understandable. However, the Turks' only option was to deal with...
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Article
On the heels of the British parliament's refusal to sanction a military attack on Syria, US President Barack Obama drove the issue of a possible intervention to a dead-end...
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Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been allied with liberalist groups and the influential Fethullah Gülen movement since its rise to...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Emile Badarin
It goes without saying that almost every news network claims to report truthfully and objectively. The BBC, for example, portrays itself to be " independent, impartial and honest." This...
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Article
January 28, 2014
Hani Shadi
The Russian Foreign Ministry said at the beginning of July that it will take a "balanced" position on the isolation of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi. This has also...
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January 28, 2014
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Amelia Smith
For the last two weeks Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine has been the stronghold of anti-government protests; thousands have gathered in temperatures as low as minus fifteen to express...
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By Ahmed AomrabiIn a high-level international gathering, Turkish Prime Minister, Rajab Tayyip Erdogan, shouted in the face of Israeli President Shimon Peres saying: "You know how to kill people"....
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Dr Abdel Sattar QassemProfessor of Political studies, Al Najah National University Europe's recent announcement that Jerusalem is the capital of two states to be achieved through negotiations between Palestinian...
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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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By Mehmet Nedim Aslan There is a common belief in the Muslim world that US foreign policy is biased towards Israel thanks to the Israel-Jewish lobby. Ever since the...
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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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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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Article
January 25, 2014
Middle East Monitor
By Ken Reed A new economic squeeze by Israel Government Tourist Office to exclude Palestine from Holy Land pilgrim tours has begun, aided by full page colour adverts in...
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Article
January 25, 2014
Khalid Amayreh
On the eve of his visit to Israel, Greek President Karolos Papoulias spoke of the "strong relationship in all aspects" between his country and the Zionist state. The fact...
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Blog
January 23, 2014
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Samira Shackle
Jerusalem is a city rich in religious history and holy sites for three of the Abrahamic religions. This is one of the reasons it has been so hotly contested. In...
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Academic boycotts seem to resonate deeply within Israel, veering towards the dynamics of vengeance. Cosmologist Stephen Hawking's decision to boycott the Israeli Presidential Conference sparked a furore on social...
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Interviews
January 22, 2014
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Mamoon Alabbasi
The UK-based Palestinian dabke theatre group Al Zaytouna will present its new production entitled Unto the Breach, an adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V set in modern-day Palestine. The show,...
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The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO has decided to postpone opening a Jewish exhibition at its headquarters in Paris after Arab states protested. UNESCO's director general Irina...
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Russia has stepped up its military assistance to Syria, including armored vehicles and drones and precision-guided bombs, informed sources told Reuters news agency. A number of sources told Reuters...
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The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) says that the Syrian authorities are preventing aid from reaching rebel-held areas besieged by government forces, despite having made a request...
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Interviews
May 18, 2013
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Amelia Smith
It's time to cancel the European Union's trade association with Israel if their government persists in violating international law