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January 25, 2014

Defending the indefensible

Following Richard Goldstone’s rather odd op-ed piece in the Washington Post, there is now a frantic campaign to overturn the UN’s “Goldstone Report” into Israel’s 2008/9 war against the...

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January 25, 2014

John Dugard: The General Assembly will refer the Goldstone report to the Security Council, despite Goldstone's op-ed

The controversy surrounding Richard Goldstone’s op-ed in the Washington Post last week sees no signs of abating. One of the latest legal figures to weigh into the debate...

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January 25, 2014

Palestinian reconciliation: is there light at the end of the tunnel?

In a speech to the Jewish National Fund convention in Jerusalem late last month, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a startling ultimatum to the Palestinian Authority: “Choose between...

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January 25, 2014

Spotlight on Parliament: 8th April 2011

Concerns over arms sales to Israel This week in the UK parliament, Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed that Britain is supporting a proposal to the Quartet by Germany and...

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January 25, 2014

Rethink Strategy, Engage Hamas

My previous criticism of Hamas has disregarded the conditions on which the conflict was based and convoluted relationship between Israel and Palestinians. The stagnation of peace negotiations and internal...

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January 25, 2014

The future of Palestinians in Israel as it transforms into a religious state

A new study published by Arnon Sofer, who is considered to be one of the foremost Israeli researchers in the field of demographics, has stirred up controversy among Israeli...

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January 25, 2014

Ahmad Obaidat: Corruption destroyed everything!

In an interview for the Middle Eastern Studies Journal, former Jordanian Prime Minister, Ahmad Obeidat, has stated that the movement of political and social development being witnessed in some...

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January 25, 2014

Netanyahu's latest gambit to thwart Palestinian statehood

Apparently worried about the potential impact on Israel of ongoing Arab revolutions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reported to be contemplating a new “peace plan” that will throw...

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January 25, 2014

When will the world notice Israel's Palestinian prisoners?

Palestinian Prisoners’ Day was observed on April 17th with a series of events and functions across the West Bank and Gaza. Its commemoration this year stressed how important the...

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January 25, 2014

The Sting of the Scorpion... Egypt's Darkest Corner was the forerunner to Guantanamo

“Welcome to Tora Land”, declared the headline on a magazine rack which caught my eye as I was swept along during the rush hour inside Cairo’s chaotic railway station....

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