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January 24, 2014

Morsi must ensure reform in new Egyptian constitution

Recently, secular parties and the Muslim Brotherhood have locked horns in a battle over Egypt’s future. The Constitutional Assembly’s draft constitution has sparked outrage amongst many parties and civilians...

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January 24, 2014

Netanyahu's electoral weak spot

Benjamin Netanyahu would be an easy opponent in a game of poker, if his behaviour during the US election is anything to go by. The Israeli Prime Minister made...

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January 24, 2014

Visit of Arab foreign ministers shifts Palestinian discourse from isolation to unity

Operation Pillar of Cloud has shifted political rhetoric from concessions to resistance. After twenty years of negotiations which culminated in an Israeli policy of colonialism and apartheid, aided by...

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January 24, 2014

Israel failed in its duty to protect journalists in Gaza

The targeting of journalists reporting on the Gaza massacre in recent days appears to have been a deliberate attempt by Israel to distort media coverage. On November 18, two...

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January 24, 2014

Ceasefire needs serious effort if it's to be a prelude to peace

The last eight days have seen the deaths of 150 Palestinians and five Israelis. Hamas launched around 1,000 rockets into Israel, which pounded Gaza with more than 1,500 air...

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January 24, 2014

What do the ceasefire terms mean for the West Bank?

For the time being at least, there will be no ground invasion in Gaza. As the death toll reached over 150 Palestinians and 5 Israelis in Operation Pillar of...

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January 24, 2014

Latin American reaction to Israeli aggression on Gaza

The reaction of Latin American governments to Israel’s aggression on Gaza has ignited a spectrum of opinions, from outright condemnation to neutral rhetoric. In 2009, the brutality unleashed during...

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January 24, 2014

France Pushes for Palestinian Statehood at the UN

For the second time in recent weeks, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has supported Palestine. First, was during Operation Pillar of Defence where he travelled to Jerusalem and opposed...

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January 24, 2014

Mobilisation of worldwide solidarity with Palestinians

Yesterday marked the commencement of the World Social Forum for a Free Palestine, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The global mobilisation is aimed at strengthening solidarity with the Palestinian...

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January 24, 2014

Is Israel losing its grip in Europe?

It was hard to read the delegates’ expressions as they squinted at the board in the United Nations, searching for confirmation of who had and hadn’t voted for Palestine....

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