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Fatah

By Dr. Elias Akleh Finally, after 20 years since its last meeting in 1989 in Tunis, the Fatah congress convened last week, Tuesday August 4th, in the city of Bethlehem to, ostensibly, rejuvenate itself with […]

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Livni: Israelis Seek Moving Abroad

Israeli opposition chairman says hundreds of thousands of citizens are trying to find ways to leave Israel due to the current ‘grim political situation’. Leader of the opposition Kadima Party, Tzipi Livni, said Wednesday that […]

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Ramadan Joy Denied Gaza Entry

By Shaimaa Mustafa – Gaza City Ihab Al-Ashqar, a 14-year-old Gazan, smiles bitterly while explaining why he does not feel the joy that always accompanies the arrival of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. “All […]

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Religious Fundamentalism in Israel

By Stephen Lendman – Chicago Israel Shahak’s (1933-2001) ‘Jewish History, Jewish Religion’ argued that while Islamic fundamentalism is vilified in the West, comparable Jewish extremism is largely ignored. In the book’s forward, Edward Said wrote: […]

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History Lessons

By Aijaz Zaka Syed – Hyderabad, India My new place in Hyderabad, India, is a little, two-storey affair that looks rather large to us after spending seven years in a two-bedroom apartment in Dubai. It’s not […]