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January 24, 2014

Amidst Syrian refugees, domestic violence grows

“Any time someone comes to engage me, I am beaten. All the men look at me and my brother thinks I have had sexual relations with them. No one...

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January 24, 2014

Negotiations for the sake of Israel's security and Jewish nature

The Palestinian Authority has gone to the negotiating table alone in an attempt to regain the occupied territories. After more than twenty years of painful negotiations, it has not...

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January 24, 2014

Invisible strife in a moribund Middle East

In a fractious Middle East that is rife with conflicts nothing is spared; houses of worship are attacked and sports clubs, schools and markets are unsafe thanks to the...

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January 24, 2014

General Al-Sisi and his followers are condemning Egypt to greater turmoil

The Obama administration’s decision to suspend some military aid to Egypt is a clear case of better late than never. Although an announcement was originally planned for August, its...

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January 24, 2014

Arabs and the American myth

I do not want the approval of the late great thinker, Mohammad Abed al-Jabri, in my use of the term ‘Arab mind’. This term is problematic because it gives...

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January 24, 2014

Teenagers face 25 years imprisonment for allegedly throwing stones

Nema Shamlawi and her family were sleeping when over 15 armed and masked Israeli soldiers raided their home in the West Bank village of Hares, during the early hours...

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January 24, 2014

Torturing the Palestinians will not create security

When our friend made a statement calling for the Rafah crossing to be opened to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, he was faced with accusations of slander in...

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January 24, 2014

Despite the tunnel, Israel is far from being an innocent victim

Israel announced on Sunday that it has discovered a tunnel under its border with the Gaza Strip. The end of the tunnel is about 300m inside occupied Palestine. Israeli...

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January 24, 2014

Gaza blockade and the bitter harvest

Israel imposed a stifling blockade on the Gaza Strip after the success of the Islamic Resistance Movement in the 2006 Palestinian elections; its grip was tightened in the summer...

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January 24, 2014

As the Middle East's power blocs fracture, so do hopes of stability

In the Middle East, long-established alliances are shifting dramatically. As one political leader in the region said to me recently: “The ground is shaking under our feet and we...

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