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May 4, 2014

Only Israelis sympathise with Mubarak

It was not surprising to see Israeli officials expressing great sympathy for ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak as they objected to him being put on trial, not least because...

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May 4, 2014

Could Arab staying power ultimately defeat Zionism?

There is an Arabic word you come across a lot when Palestinians talk about their future. Sumud means steadfastness, and it has turned into a strategy: when the imbalance...

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May 4, 2014

Norwegian massacre exposes prejudices of pro-Israel apologists

One week after the horrific massacre in Norway two parallel debates have opened up. Inevitably, one is dominated by security concerns. The other equally important discussion examines the role...

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May 4, 2014

Let's just suppose...

Let’s just suppose that it was a Palestinian state holding 1.5 million Israeli Jews under siege to the point that their health sector was on the verge of collapsing,...

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May 4, 2014

Michael Weiss and Co., and the former Israeli general

Last week’s swift getaway from Britain by Major-General Danny Rothschild has left a trail in its wake leading to key assets of the pro-Israel Lobby, Just Journalism and its...

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May 4, 2014

Murdoch's dirty tricks against Palestinians

Hacking the mobile phones of British families who had lost loved ones to sexually depraved violent criminals, al-Qaeda inspired “terrorists” and Taliban insurgents proved the tipping point that led...

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May 4, 2014

Discordant approaches to Islamic movements

A discordant trend is tearing apart the Western alliance and its Middle East policies. The armed intervention in Libya has highlighted this graphically, with the US giving only token...

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May 4, 2014

A preacher's arrest shows the UK can be led by the nose

Jonathan Cook is The National’s correspondent in Nazareth, Israel. He won this year’s Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism He is an Islamic “preacher of hate” whose views reflect...

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May 4, 2014

The Raed Salah affair in the Arab media

Using the clumsiest of methods, Britain has sleepwalked into a high-profile political imbroglio in its relations with the Palestinian people and the Arab world. At the centre of this...

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May 4, 2014

Fighting 'hate speech' smears on Sheikh Salah

Palestinian activist Sheikh Raed Salah was barred from the UK due to unfair allegations from neo-conservatives. Writing in the Guardian newspaper Hanan Zoabi, a member of the Knesset, where she...

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