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  • January 27, 2014

    The planned land swap: a legal, geographic and political transgression

    By Dr. Salman Abu Sitta Newspaper columns are currently busy with commentaries on Arab, Israeli and US diplomatic moves suggesting new initiatives in the peace process, which died some time...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Did Hamas carry out a coup in Gaza in 2007?

    By Khalid Amayreh Ellen Rosser, Professor of English and a veteran peace activist, maintained an office in downtown Gaza from September 2006 to June 2007. During that period she...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Haiti - Gaza

    By Dr Bothaina Shaaban Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a number of commentators have drawn attention to Israel’s brazen efforts to use aid to the stricken country to...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Israel is stealing Palestinian water

    By Nabil Sahli Recent reports have highlighted the acute water shortage facing Palestinian towns and villages in the West Bank and Bethlehem in particular – and noted that the average...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Time stands still in Gaza

    EXCLUSIVE PICTURESIt is over a year since Israel ended its brutal attack on Gaza during Operation Cast Lead, yet it appears that time stands still. The scars left by...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Russia's relations with Hamas: a win-win situation

    The political leader of Hamas, Khalid Meshal, has visited Russia and held meetings with senior officials, led by Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. This is the third visit of...

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  • January 27, 2014

    "Doha Forum" sidesteps maltreatment of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

    To many analysts President Obama’s appointment of a special US envoy to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) was only another item of window-dressing. On the burning issues that...

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  • January 27, 2014

    'With friends like these ...'

    By Ibrahim Hewitt, for Al Jazeera EnglishSenior Editor of the Middle East Monitor Allegations that the Israeli secret service, Mossad, was behind the killing of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh...

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  • January 27, 2014

    “War council” in Damascus

    By Abdel Bari Atwan The tripartite meeting held in Damascus last week included Syrian President Bashar al-Asad and his Iranian guest Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as well as Hassan Nasrallah, leader...

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  • January 27, 2014

    The Egyptian Paradox: Gas at subsidised prices for Israel; a steel wall for Gaza

    Reports from Egypt claim that shortages of gas canisters led to riots in the country in January and February. The complaints of the people were exacerbated by the controversial...

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