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Items by Mustafa Abdulsalam
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A painful boycott is still essential, despite the ceasefire in Gaza
The campaign to boycott international companies that support Israel is ongoing, despite the ceasefire in Gaza. A boycott is painful and worries such companies, including Starbucks, KFC, Pizza Hut, McDonald’s and Carrefour. The campaign also covers a boycott of Israeli goods around the world. A recent report by the Anholt-Ipsos...
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Eilat Port declares bankruptcy: What awaits the Occupying state?
The Israeli port of Eilat officially declared its bankruptcy, after eight months of complete paralysis of commercial activity and its cessation of receiving ships and containers, especially coming from the Asian countries’ markets, carrying with them the needs of the economy and its industrial sector. This includes raw materials,...
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Qatar: What comes after the blockade?
The question occupying the minds of those in Qatar is not how the land, sea and air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain can be lifted. No one is asking what quick measures can be taken to bring about the end of the harsh economic embargo...
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Egypt: Balancing the poverty of the poor
The large deficit, which is nearing close to 500 billion Egyptian pounds (nearly $27.7 billion), is not the main focus of the new 2017-2018 Egyptian budget, which is said to begin this July. The focus is not how to combat the impending trillion-dollar budget that will be needed for...