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Items by Dr Mohsen M. Saleh
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The early elections will probably see Netanyahu become Israel’s longest-serving PM
The dissolution of the Knesset, agreed unanimously by the heads of Israel’s coalition parties and approved by the parliament itself, was more or less expected because it was talked about throughout the second half of 2018. The proposed election date of 9 April is not regarded as too early,...
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Why should Britain apologise for the Balfour Declaration?
Until now, the British government does not seem inclined to review its colonial behavior in Palestine, which led to the establishment of the Zionist state “Israel” there, and caused a catastrophe for the Palestinian people. They were dislodged from most of their land, and their social fabric was ripped...
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Political Analysis: Hamas and Fatah’s Seventh Conference
It seems that Hamas is keen not to stand as an obstacle hindering the convening of Fatah’s seventh conference scheduled for late November 2016. This is evidence in the messages of reassurance issued by Hamas leaders, stressing keenness on Fatah’s unity, non-interference in its internal affairs, non-support for any...
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'The Oppressed'!!
Fifty years have passed since the execution of the Islamic thinker Sayyid Qutb. All contacts and interventions made by many leaders (including King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and Iraq’s President ‘Abdul Salam ‘Aref) and other Arabic and Muslim intellectuals, personalities and entities failed in dissuading Egyptian President Gamal ‘Abdul...
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United States: From the Sykes-Picot borders to the walls of blood (Iraq as a model)
Those who believe that the United States (US) is gradually withdrawing from the Middle East (especially the Levant) are mistaken; those who advertise Barack Obama and his policy in the region as a “lame duck” have not been more wrong; and those who describe the US policy in the...
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The ten obstacles hindering Palestinian Reconciliation
Although the reconciliation agreement stipulated reforming the PLO to include all Palestinian factions, the conduct of the PLO leadership has usually obstructed the implementation of commitments related to reforming and rebuilding the organisation’s institutions...