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February 17, 2014

Barak criticised for not understanding the conflict with the Palestinians

Moshe Ya’alon, Israel’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs, has criticised the country’s Deputy Prime Minister for “not understanding the conflict with the Palestinians”. Ehud Barak, who...

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February 17, 2014

Constitutional court and Shafiq will determine the political future of Egypt

A former senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Dr. Kamal Helbawy, has claimed that consensus on the members of the assembly charged with drafting Egypt’s new constitution...

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February 17, 2014

Haniyeh calls for prosecution of Israeli leaders for Mavi Marmara attack

Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the elected Palestinian government in Gaza, has called on the international community to read Israel’s report on the Mavi Marmara attack carefully before prosecuting...

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February 17, 2014

Supreme Court rules against political isolation law amid speculation about dissolution of parliament

Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has ruled that the “political isolation” law endorsed by the country’s parliament is unconstitutional. The law prohibits any member of the previous regime from standing...

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February 17, 2014

Armed clashes between PA security and Fatah elements in West Bank refugee camp

Armed clashes have taken place between Palestinian Authority security forces and a group of gunmen in the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The...

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February 17, 2014

Constitutional Court rulings favour counter-revolutionaries

Unsuccessful presidential candidate and senior academic Dr. Abdullah Al-Ashaal has criticised the rulings of Egypt’s Constitutional Court on the law of political isolation and the country’s parliamentary legitimacy. “The...

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February 17, 2014

Writers prompted to condemn discrimination against African migrants in Israel

African migrants have been enduring serious racial discrimination in Israel, prompting Israeli writers to send a letter to the country’s Prime Minister. The signatories urged Benjamin Netanyahu to take...

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February 17, 2014

Security portfolio hinders Palestinian reconciliation

The moves towards national reconciliation between the two main Palestinian movements of Fatah and Hamas are deadlocked because of complications arising out of the security portfolio, special sources have...

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February 17, 2014

PA President says peace process is "clinically dead"

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has insisted that the peace process with Israel is “clinically dead”, a situation for which he blames the Israelis. “The ball is now in...

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February 17, 2014

Palestinian delegation heads to the Vatican to discuss stance on Church-owned properties in Jerusalem

A high-ranking Palestinian delegation is heading to the Vatican to hold talks with the Holy See on the legal status of property owned by the Catholic Church in the...

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