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January 28, 2014

Mr. Biden, the destination is Ankara, not Cairo

From his first days in office, President Barack Obama has sought to reassure the Muslim world that the “change doctrine” he brought to the White House supports issues concerning...

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January 28, 2014

Civilians pay with their lives for America's "global war doctrine"

Perhaps understandably, the US is secretive about its drone programme. But over the last decade, thousands of unmanned drones have been deployed in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia as part...

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January 28, 2014

The US is no longer the alpha-dog in the Middle East

There is mounting pressure on the Obama administration amid concerns at its effectiveness as a peace broker in the Middle East conflict. Senator George Mitchell, US envoy to the...

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January 28, 2014

Barack Obama and his “State of the Union” speech

In the traditional State of the Union speech yesterday, President Barack Obama mentioned one group of people (politicians aside) more than anyone else: the lobbyists. In pointing to their...

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January 28, 2014

Israel may be 'no more rogue than America', but it behaves like a rogue state nevertheless

Andrew Roberts is a historian of note, but his robust defence of the state of Israel in the Financial Times (Israel is no more rogue than America, 3 March)...

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January 28, 2014

Through thick and thin: America continues to support Israel despite the economic crisis and global calls for social and economic justice

At least a quarter of a million Israelis protested in August over the cost of living. In Tel Aviv alone, 200,000 people took to the streets. The protests, however,...

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January 28, 2014

Anatomy of a broken marriage: Israeli-Turkish Relations on the rocks

By Dr Daud Abdullah No war has tarnished the image of Israel and damaged its vital international relationships as the “Operation Cast Lead” it waged on Gaza last winter....

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January 28, 2014

Exposed - the influence of the pro-Israeli lobby in British politics and media

Before it even aired last night, the Channel 4 Dispatches documentary “Britain’s pro-Israel Lobby” had created shockwaves. Produced by Peter Oborne and James Jones their investigation bravely examines a...

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January 28, 2014

Turkey's Palestine-Israeli Policy

By Furqan KayaTurkey is a significant actor in its region, even if the West is split over what region the country actually belongs to; a member of NATO and,...

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January 28, 2014

'The UK is not a banana republic'

By Dr Daud Abdullah, for Al Jazeera English Director of the Middle East Monitor David Miliband, the UK’s foreign secretary, has apologised to his Israeli counterpart, Avigdor Lieberman, after...

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