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  • January 26, 2014

    The refugees are the crux of the matter

    By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit hinted recently that Palestinian refugees would receive $50 billion dollars as a compensation for giving up the right...

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  • January 26, 2014

    When they shout: "We strongly condemn…"

    By Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban On August 29, 2010, Martin Indyk wrote an op-ed in The New York Times entitled “For once, hope in the Middle East”.  When I read...

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  • January 26, 2014

    28 Years After the Massacre at Sabra-Shatila

    Munir’s Story By Franklin Lamb Shatila Palestinian Refuge Camp, Beirut. The untreated psychic wounds are still open. Accountability, justice and basic civil rights for the survivors are still denied....

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  • January 26, 2014

    On the current phase of the Middle East peace process

    By Angelina Harutyunyan The protracted peace process between Israel and the Palestinians has made both parties and the international community sceptical about its chances of success. Although the two...

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  • January 26, 2014

    Israel Turns its Guns on Internationals

    With every day that passes Israel further establishes itself as one of the world’s leading violators of human rights. To its British and American allies this may be seen...

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  • January 26, 2014

    EU shares moral responsibility for PA persecution of its people

    By Khalid Amayreh in Ramallah The European Union (EU) is considered the main donor and bankroller of the Palestinian Authority (PA), an entity that more or less lives off...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Democracy in Arab eyes

    By Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban On the International Day of Democracy, satellite TV channels focused on the type of democracy imported, together with blood baths, disasters, wars and American invasions...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The killing of Rachel Corrie seven years on

    When the name of Rachel Corrie is mentioned you cannot help but pause for a painful moment; a tugging at the heart is the best way to describe it....

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  • January 25, 2014

    The Palestinian Authority and supporting settlement activity

    By Abdel Sattar Qassem The anchor at the TV station was surprised when I told him that the Palestinian Authority supported settlement activity and that I do not care...

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  • January 25, 2014

    UN report into flotilla attack exposes Israeli lies and criminality

    IntroductionIsrael has been condemned, yet again, by the United Nations for serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws. A UN report released last week has confirmed that...

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