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January 24, 2014

The illusion of Hamas: what Israel got wrong

What Israel thinks Hamas is, and what the reality is, is more of an abyss than a gap, according to Gaza correspondent Shlomi Elder who reports for Channel 10...

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January 24, 2014

Netanyahu plays a risky election game

What is going on between Benjamin Netanyahu and Mitt Romney? The rapport between the two is no secret, dating back to the 1970s when they both worked in the...

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January 24, 2014

Meshaal decision to stand down sparks struggle for soul of Hamas

Khaled Meshaal, the political leader of Hamas, has indicated that he will not stand for re-election this year. The decision leaves the way open for the movement to choose...

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January 24, 2014

Palestine and Netanyahu's bomb chart at the UN

The highlight of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech as he addressed the 67th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York yesterday was by far and away his cartoon bomb chart....

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January 24, 2014

Obama and Netanyahu agree to a truce

It is no secret that relations between US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu have been strained in recent months. Netanyahu has been so open in...

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January 24, 2014

The EU accelerates trade with Israel, despite human rights abuses

The EU’s 500 million citizens account for about 60% of Israel’s total trade. Europe is Israel’s largest source of imports and its second biggest export market, second only to...

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January 24, 2014

Church leaders demand investigation into US military aid to Israel

On 5 October, 15 prominent American Protestant leaders sent a letter to Congress, calling for an investigation into US military aid to Israel. Referring to the “pain and suffering”...

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January 24, 2014

Mounting tension between Iran and the West

As the European Union announces stronger sanctions against Iran over its nuclear enrichment programme, the still contentious issue has led to further escalation of tensions between Iran and the...

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January 24, 2014

The Netanyahu-Lieberman alliance will accelerate isolationism and discrimination

When I interviewed Professor Avi Shlaim last month, he said that the current Israeli government was “is the most right-wing, the most hawkish, the most uncompromising … in Israel’s...

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January 24, 2014

Cyber warfare is key priority for Israel

Cyber warfare may sound like something out of science fiction, but it is an increasingly important aspect of modern conflict. It refers essentially to politically-motivated hacking; one nation-state penetrating...

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