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  • January 25, 2014

    Of course the Flotilla is a political provocation

    As the launch of the Freedom Flotilla – Stay Human approaches, increasing numbers of Zionist officials and commentators illuminate the depths of their moral and intellectual bankruptcy by arguing...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Betting on the United Nations

    The Palestinian territories and the Zionist state have recently witnessed some political manouvres  represented by the visit of US envoy David Hill and the Head of Foreign Affairs for...

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  • January 25, 2014

    The Palestinian Authority's historic mistake and opportunity

    No one knows the precise plans of the Palestinian Authority vis-a-vis September: will Mahmoud Abbas declare a Palestinian state within recognized borders and ask that it be admitted as...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Sarkozy and "Holy Shalit"

    It was a humanitarian gesture of some signficance for French President Nicolas Sarkozy to send a letter to Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is being held captive in Gaza,...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Why the Palestinians should never recognize Israel as a Jewish state

    One of the obsessive demands Israel keeps invoking these days is that the Palestinians must recognize Israel as a Jewish state as a precondition for a possible peace settlement...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Israel's fifth columnists silence Sheikh Raed Salah

    Thousands of words have been written about the scandalous arrest of Sheikh Raed Salah by the British government in what is being seen as an attempt to silence him...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Breaking the siege of Gaza the approved way

    The ongoing Israeli siege of Gaza has prompted much media focus on the flotilla and “flytilla” attempts to break the blockade over the past week or so. The Israelis...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Did you ever talk to Sheikh Raed Salah? Did you ever really listen to him?*

    Sheikh Raed Salah, one of the most prominent campaigners for Palestinian rights, traveled to the United Kingdom to participate in a speaking tour, including at the launch of the...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Greece ignores racism to pursue alliance with Israel

    On the eve of his visit to Israel, Greek President Karolos Papoulias spoke of the “strong relationship in all aspects” between his country and the Zionist state. The fact...

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  • January 25, 2014

    Tolerance and human dignity - Israeli style

    After over half a decade of opposition, wrangling and controversy, the so-called ‘Museum of Tolerance’, sponsored by the US based Simon Wiesenthal Centre (SWC), last week received final authorisation...

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