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Items by Ibrahim Fraihat
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Macron and human rights: Benefits and pitfalls
In a press conference held by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron at the Egyptian Federal Palace in Cairo last Monday there was a conflict over the concept of human rights in Egypt and in France. Perhaps this is the first time since 2013 that a...
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Thwarting the ‘deal of the century’ is possible
I was asked by a TV journalist recently if it isn’t better for the Palestinian Authority to engage in dialogue with the US to improve the “deal of the century” rather than cut contacts. “You are a professor of conflict resolution by means of dialogue and negotiations,”...
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Jordan’s lesson: we should stop beating ourselves up
We beat ourselves up two months ago when we asked ourselves how the Armenians could oust their Prime Minister, Serzh Sargsyan, after just 11 days of continuous demonstrations, while the Arabs failed to do so in years. Today, Jordan has the right to be proud and Jordanians have the...
