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May 4, 2014

Honest people can't be indifferent to Israeli fascism

I read with utter contempt the article by Israeli apologist Michael Weiss in which he asked, “Why is Amnesty hosting a Hamas-friendly publisher of racists?”. It deserves a response, not...

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May 4, 2014

Israeli scheming is too late: the horses of freedom have bolted

First there was the ‘Israeli peace initiative’, and then the media reports that Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu was considering withdrawing the Israeli occupation army from the West Bank. Two...

Commentary & Analysis
May 4, 2014

Analysis of the FCO Human Rights Report

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has released its annual report on human rights which examines the implementation of human rights and their abuses across the globe. The report...

Commentary & Analysis
May 4, 2014

Mixed messages from Mr Hague

The balancing act of international diplomacy is never an easy task. It becomes especially difficult for British diplomats when dealing with the Arab-Israeli conflict. This is not because the...

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May 4, 2014

After unscripted Arab drama, the west sneaks back on set

Arab dictators were not the only ones to have been taken aback by the scale and speed of events in the region. Their allies were also caught off guard....

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May 4, 2014

Syria must change or be changed

On Friday 18 March more than 2,000 citizens staging a demonstration in the southern Syrian city of Deraa were confronted with live bullets, water cannon, fire trucks and clubs....

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May 4, 2014

No no-fly zone for Gaza

The Israeli government is taking advantage of the world’s preoccupation with developments in Libya to commit bloody massacres in the Gaza Strip. Earlier this week, its missiles killed eight...

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May 4, 2014

The common thread that binds the Israel lobby with the Arab dictatorships

In theory they do not seem to have a common cause. In practice, however, the pro-Israel lobby shares several vital interests and characteristics with the dictatorships that have bedevilled...

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May 4, 2014

Europe's Israel romance is on the wane

In Europe, Israel has historically enjoyed a high level of support, not least because it was perceived as a progressive democracy in a sea of Arab backwardness. At the...

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May 4, 2014

Europeans divided on Israel

A poll conducted in Europe reveals growing disconnect between governments and people over the policy on Israel. The Middle East is not the only region witnessing a growing disconnect...

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