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May 4, 2014

Palestinian prisoners are from planet Earth too

Given the contrasting reactions of Western leaders to the case of the former Ukrainian prime minister and that of the Palestinians in Israeli jails, one may think that the...

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May 4, 2014

Israel's latest security obsession

As Israelis celebrate the 64th anniversary of the creation of their state in the land of historic Palestine, officials are warning of a new security threat. This, it seems,...

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May 4, 2014

Britain's duty to the Palestinian people

In June 2011 I came to Britain to begin a speaking tour to draw attention to the plight of my people, the Palestinian citizens of Israel. The tour was...

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May 4, 2014

How much longer can the Home Secretary hang on to her job?

The office of Secretary of State for the Home Department is one of the great offices of state but is regarded widely as a poisoned chalice. It is one...

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May 4, 2014

Theresa May's haste to ban Raed Salah will be repented at leisure

Antisemitism is a fact of life, and all too often, a fact of British life. We do not need the events of Toulouse to remind us of that. They...

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May 4, 2014

Jerusalem globalises Palestine Land Day

Palestinians have observed Land Day on 30 March every year since 1976. It was then that Palestinians in Israel organised a general strike to protest against the seizure of...

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May 4, 2014

Jerusalem is at the heart of the Palestinian struggle

Jerusalem is a city that embodies the cultural heritage of three religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Yet Palestinians – both Christian and Muslim – are being driven out of...

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May 4, 2014

Caught between Israeli demands and Iranian baiting

The Americans would be foolish to commit themselves to an attack on Iran based on Israeli intelligence, for the latter’s claims about a nuclear threat from Tehran go back...

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May 4, 2014

Those who care about justice will stand by Jenny Tonge

This is an all too familiar script. A British politician expresses views on the conflict in Palestine. The Israeli ambassador and lobby demand an apology. The politician is given...

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May 4, 2014

Israel's fateful blunder

There is something ominous about the current wave of attacks on Christian and Muslim religious sites in and around Jerusalem. The pro-Israel media asserts that these attacks are the...

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