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  • January 24, 2014

    Manipulating historical legitimacy in 'Facing Tomorrow'

    Speeches by Shimon Peres and Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of the fifth presidential conference consisted of an exercise in manipulating historical legitimacy. Relegating Palestinians to a role even...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Has Riyadh been let down by the US or its own foreign policy?

    In a meeting with the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal spoke about the US position in Iraq with frankness unusual in...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Palestinian development under occupation is a delusion

    The notion of Palestinian economic development while under Israeli occupation has again been promoted, notably by US Secretary of State John Kerry, as the means to advance the cause...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Qatar: Continuity in change

    There is no doubt that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is an extremely hard act to follow. In a region burdened with government inertia, many regard him as...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Kerry returns to occupied territories in bid to kick-start negotiations

    US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in occupied Palestine on Thursday amid conflicting reports regarding the stalemate in attempts to resume negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority....

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Unattainable peace

    But for the chap from Khan Younis refugee camp in Gaza who emerged earlier this week as the winner of the “Arab Idol,” the news from Palestine is grim....

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Prime minister's resignation reveals problems at the PA

    The Palestinian Authority prime minister’s recent resignation was sudden and without warning. But what made Rami Hamdallah pack his personal effects into a car and drive away from his...

    News

  • January 24, 2014

    Sectarianism and the Syrian revolution

    Hezbollah’s involvement in the Syrian revolution on the side of the regime demonstrates the conflicts shift from sectarian theory to sectarian reality. It reflects a shift across the Middle...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    Israel and its demographic complex

    In August the Zionist movement will celebrate its 116th anniversary. What are its achievements in the context of the demographic conflict between the Arabs and Jews in Palestine since...

    Article

  • January 24, 2014

    The outlaws of our time are spreading poison in society

    A Palestinian student I do not know asked me, “Is it true that we are being expelled from Egypt?” I was shocked by her question and replied quickly that...

    Article