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  • January 23, 2014

    Discrediting Falk to bolster a dependent impunity

    Richard Falk has long been deemed controversial in circles conforming to imperialist policies. Vilified for contradicting mainstream propaganda emanating from organisations allegedly concerned with human rights, Falk’s latest report...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Qatar brings the Taliban in from the cold. What next?

    In 2014, American troops will pull out of Afghanistan after 12 years. Ahead of this deadline, the US plans to sit at a negotiating table with the Islamic insurgents...

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  • January 23, 2014

    More questions about whether a two-state solution is still possible, or even desirable

    Naftali Bennett was, in many ways, the star of Israel’s last election campaign. The politician, who heads up the Jewish Home party, was the embodiment of the new breed...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Time to ditch Israel's hegemonic rhetoric

    After a volley of rockets were fired from Gaza into Southern Israel, former foreign minister Avigdor Lieberman advocated a re-occupation of the enclave, declaring that in two years’ time...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Sectarianism in the battle of Sidon

    The escalation of fighting in Lebanon this weekend has for many entrenched their worst fears; that the conflict in Syria will spread across the border and engulf their neighbour....

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  • January 23, 2014

    US congressman seeks to justify Israel's claim to the land

    War is incited by hatred. Unfortunately this reasoning has been applied erroneously to absolve Israel of any blame in its prolonged occupation of Palestine and ongoing human rights violations....

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  • January 23, 2014

    What's next for Egypt?

    It’s hard to keep up with the latest developments in Egypt. Last night Tweeters gave second by second updates of the events leading up to the overthrow of President...

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  • January 23, 2014

    African union suspends Egypt for coup

    Events in Egypt this week have been nothing if not fast-moving. On Wednesday, Mohammed Morsi, the country’s first democratically elected president in six decades, was overthrown. It has been...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Ambiguity in the west over Egypt's derailed democracy

    The US position on Morsi’s ouster from power last Wednesday appears to hinge on their supply of military funding to Egypt, which currently stands at around $1.5 billion a...

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  • January 23, 2014

    Palestinian children are among workers exploited in Jordan Valley settlements

    The context of Palestinian survival has become a source of exploitation, echoing the recurring oppression created by dependence. Reports compiled by Maan as well as a recent report by...

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