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Netanyahu: Settlements to Expand

Israel’s prime minister has said that Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank will continue to be expanded. "I have no intention to construct new settlements," Binyamin Netanyahu was quoted by officials as telling his […]

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‘Cry, the Beloved Country’

By Joharah Baker – Jerusalem Jaffa. The word itself conjures up images of warmth, comfort, beautiful sandy beaches and miles of blue-green sea and the smell of oranges mingled with the misty sea breeze. These […]

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Rethinking the Costs of Peace

By Josh Ruebner In pledging to trim ineffective spending, President Obama declared that "there will be no sacred cows and no pet projects. All across America, families are making hard choices, and it’s time their […]

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King Abdullah

By Rannie Amiri "What we are talking about is not Israelis and Palestinians sitting at the table, but Israelis sitting with Palestinians, Israelis sitting with Syrians, Israelis sitting with Lebanese. And with the Arabs and […]

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Concrete Monster

By Rassool Jibraeel Snyman It risesIn all its brutalityInhumanityBestiality A concrete monsterSnaking through the land of Palestine Speaking gutturally of one people’sHatred of anotherThe exploitation of one by anotherThe theft of land and livesAnd dreamsAnd […]

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Israeli Troops Kill Gaza Fighters

Israeli troops have shot dead two Palestinian fighters after they approached Israel’s border fence with the Gaza Strip, the military said. An army spokesman on Friday said that the soldiers entered the Gaza Strip to […]

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Biden Does Beirut

By Franklin Lamb – Beirut "It appears that the Biden visit is part of a US bid to supervise the electoral campaign of a Lebanese party, which feels threatened politically, in light of the expected […]

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New Faces for an Old Struggle

By Joharah Baker – Jerusalem Two major events took place this week, which will most definitely contribute to the shape and outcome of future events in the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The first is the meeting […]

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Frames of War – Book Review

By Nathaniel Mehr – London Judith Butler, Frames of War: When is Life Grievable? (London: Verso, 2009) Frames of War is a searching examination of the intellectual frameworks informing the double-standards which pervade contemporary political, […]

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Determined Obama is Key to Resolution

By George S. Hishmeh The Arab world was generally anxious that President Barack Obama would retreat from his view, reiterated recently by several of his key officials, that a Palestinian-Israel settlement merits top and immediate […]

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Sons of Eilaboun

By Gilad Atzmon – London The truth of the Nakba has been hidden for many decades. Not many except the Palestinians are aware of the scale of 1948 ethnic expulsions and even fewer are aware […]

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Muslims Play Kingmaker in India

By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Dubai It seems nothing succeeds like success. With Congress party registering a spectacular victory in the world’s biggest election, every pundit who cribbed about the Congress-led alliance and predicted its […]