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January 24, 2014

Should the Islamists be punished for being the most organised?

In 2006, the US, Israel, Arab countries and the Palestinian Authority (PA), dominated by the secular Fatah movement, decided to end the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation. They...

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January 24, 2014

Israel denies Christian Peacemaker Teams entry to Palestine

Jonathan Brenneman packed for his second attempt at crossing the Jordan-West Bank border with a jacket, fully charged iPod, letters of official invitation and 500-page collection of Flannery O’Connor...

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January 24, 2014

The Syrian opposition coalition is dying and America has sold the Arabs to Iran

The phone call between President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani ended more than 30 years of no official communication between leaders of the two states. It...

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January 24, 2014

Medical professionals in Syria demand neutrality for hospitals, ambulances and patients

More than 50 doctors and health professionals have demanded that the Syrian government and all armed groups in the country respect the neutrality of hospitals, ambulances and patients, and...

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January 24, 2014

The fight to defend Al-Aqsa

Thirteen years ago former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s visit to the compound of the third holiest site in Islam, Al-Aqsa Mosque, sparked the Second Intifada. The intifada, which raged...

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January 24, 2014

Iranian bankers look to Rouhani reforms to save industry

Bankers in Iran are hoping that new President Hasan Rouhani will follow through on hints that reform is coming to the industry, which is saddled with dangerous levels of...

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January 24, 2014

Palestinian refugees from Syria face a mountain of challenges in Lebanon

Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) are arguably the most vulnerable sub-population affected by the Syrian crisis. Having been uprooted twice from their homes, those now in Lebanon face a...

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January 24, 2014

Palestinian civil society in the pursuit of International Justice

“The establishment of the Court is a gift of hope to future generations, and a giant step forward in the march towards universal human rights and the rule of...

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January 24, 2014

The reality and future possibilities for the Nour Party

The Salafist Nour Party has represented an interesting phenomenon in the Egyptian political arena since its inception. This is especially true considering that it finished second in the elections,...

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January 24, 2014

Where is the true allegiance to Palestine, Jerusalem and its sanctities?

Towards the end of September, the Israeli authorities announced that researchers working with an archaeologist from the Hebrew University had found a valuable item near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. It...

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