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May 4, 2014

Still making excuses for Israel

The late Palestinian scholar Edward Said pointed out famously that “Israel is unique in the world for the excuses made on its behalf”. These excuses have become more prevalent...

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May 4, 2014

More haste, less speed Mr Abbas

If there is anything that the Palestinian Authority is good at, it’s proving to Israel how “flexible” and “generous” it is. This week, the Ramallah Authority did just that...

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May 4, 2014

The Brotherhood takes the lead... why the surprise?

That the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, should lead after the first phase of the parliamentary election is not a surprise....

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May 4, 2014

Those who support democracy must welcome the rise of political Islam

Ennahda, the Islamic party in Tunisia, won 41% of the seats of the Tunisian constitutional assembly last month, causing consternation in the west. But Ennahda will not be an...

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May 4, 2014

To abstain is to deny Palestinians their rights

The Palestinian Authority’s failure to get the required support in the Security Council for admission to the UN is not surprising. The perfidious US veto was always going to...

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May 4, 2014

Netanyahu is a liar... but so are the leaders of America and the West

A media frenzy followed the publication of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s description of Benjamin Netanyahu as “a liar” during a private discussion with US President Barack Obama. The exchange...

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May 4, 2014

Go on, Abbas; dissolve the Palestinian Authority

The fierce attack by Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, is reminiscent of the assault (in every sense) launched by Ariel Sharon against the late...

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May 4, 2014

When judges follow politicians, not the law

The immigration tribunal ruling against Raed Salah is a classic example of what happens when judges follow politicians instead of the law. Contradictions and double-speak abound as they drag...

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May 4, 2014

Netanyahu tore up the rule book to deliver release of soldier

He may be the only foreign leader to humiliate a serving American president publicly and still receive standing ovations in Congress; he may continue to defy international calls for...

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May 4, 2014

Ofcom's ruling on the Palestine papers offers hope to the Middle East

Nine months ago, when al-Jazeera and the Guardian jointly published the Palestine papers, revealing the scale of concessions secretly made by Palestinian negotiators in a decade of talks with...

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