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Items by Dr Mohsen M. Saleh
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The early elections will probably see Netanyahu become Israel’s longest-serving PM
The dissolution of the Knesset, agreed unanimously by the heads of Israel’s coalition parties and approved by the parliament itself, was more or less expected because it was talked about throughout the second half of 2018. The proposed election date of 9 April is not regarded as too early,...
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Why should Britain apologise for the Balfour Declaration?
Until now, the British government does not seem inclined to review its colonial behavior in Palestine, which led to the establishment of the Zionist state “Israel” there, and caused a catastrophe for the Palestinian people. They were dislodged from most of their land, and their social fabric was ripped...
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Political Analysis: Hamas and Fatah’s Seventh Conference
It seems that Hamas is keen not to stand as an obstacle hindering the convening of Fatah’s seventh conference scheduled for late November 2016. This is evidence in the messages of reassurance issued by Hamas leaders, stressing keenness on Fatah’s unity, non-interference in its internal affairs, non-support for any...
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'The Oppressed'!!
Fifty years have passed since the execution of the Islamic thinker Sayyid Qutb. All contacts and interventions made by many leaders (including King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and Iraq’s President ‘Abdul Salam ‘Aref) and other Arabic and Muslim intellectuals, personalities and entities failed in dissuading Egyptian President Gamal ‘Abdul...
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United States: From the Sykes-Picot borders to the walls of blood (Iraq as a model)
Those who believe that the United States (US) is gradually withdrawing from the Middle East (especially the Levant) are mistaken; those who advertise Barack Obama and his policy in the region as a “lame duck” have not been more wrong; and those who describe the US policy in the...
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The ten obstacles hindering Palestinian Reconciliation
Although the reconciliation agreement stipulated reforming the PLO to include all Palestinian factions, the conduct of the PLO leadership has usually obstructed the implementation of commitments related to reforming and rebuilding the organisation’s institutions...
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Determinants of Turkey's Policy vis-à-vis Hamas
Turkey was the first Muslim state to recognise Israel after its inception in 1948, and later established full diplomatic relations with it. The strict secular regime supported by the military, maintained this relation for quite a long period. However, when the Islamist Welfare (Refah) Party headed by Necmettin Erbakan...
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Is Egypt Heading to "Ikhwanization," "Wafdanization," or "Militarization"?
The conflict in and over Egypt cannot be reduced to being a mere struggle over political power, albeit the latter is an intricate part of it. Indeed, in a major part of it, it is an ideological struggle related to the identity of the state and its policies, and...
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The Right of Return and the Right to Break the Fence
When the 12-year-old ‘Imad saw his mother prepare some sandwiches, which they can have during the march on 15/5/2011 to the southern Lebanese borders with Palestine, he wondered in surprise, “What is the food for? Will we have the time to eat it? Aren’t we going today to the...
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An analysis of the experience of the Palestine Liberation Organisation
An analysis of the experience of the Palestine Liberation Organisation The existence of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) is an achievement to be proud of. It expressed the Palestines’ spirit to liberate the land and not see their cause subsumed in the wider Arab political and social milieu. Nevertheless, an...
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Can a Breakthrough Be Made in Palestinian-Israeli Peace Negotiations?
It appears that the Arab Spring’s aftershock/counter-revolution, culminated with the military coup in Egypt, has given a strong push for the peace process with Israel; encouraging the Israeli-American party to take advantage of the historical opportunity offered by an Arab strategic environment – that is weak, fragmented, and mired...