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January 24, 2014

Torturing the Palestinians will not create security

When our friend made a statement calling for the Rafah crossing to be opened to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, he was faced with accusations of slander in...

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January 24, 2014

Despite the tunnel, Israel is far from being an innocent victim

Israel announced on Sunday that it has discovered a tunnel under its border with the Gaza Strip. The end of the tunnel is about 300m inside occupied Palestine. Israeli...

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January 24, 2014

Gaza blockade and the bitter harvest

Israel imposed a stifling blockade on the Gaza Strip after the success of the Islamic Resistance Movement in the 2006 Palestinian elections; its grip was tightened in the summer...

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January 24, 2014

As the Middle East's power blocs fracture, so do hopes of stability

In the Middle East, long-established alliances are shifting dramatically. As one political leader in the region said to me recently: “The ground is shaking under our feet and we...

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January 24, 2014

The rise of gender selection among Middle Eastern couples

Sex selection is a dirty phrase in Western countries, but Middle Eastern couples are jumping on fertility technology as changing attitudes make it easier and more acceptable to ‘make...

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January 24, 2014

Determined to ignore reality? Questions that the Iraqi Ministry of Health-WHO report didn't ask

Iraq’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation have published a summary report of ex-post assessment of the prevalence of birth defects, still-births and miscarriages in the country...

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January 24, 2014

Israel disgruntled as Iran and the US move closer together

Israel’s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has made no secret of his feelings about the apparent détente between Iran and the US. In a speech to the UN earlier this...

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January 24, 2014

As negotiations get nowhere, the seeds of change must be sown in the West

Negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians are, we are told, getting nowhere. It’s taken some people 20+ years to understand that simple fact, but there you go. Ever since...

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January 24, 2014

Former motel plays key role in rehabilitation of wounded fighters

In a small motel room in the Turkish border town of Reyhanli, within sight of the mountains of Syria, a former Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighter sits with his...

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January 24, 2014

Our revolutions will not prevail until we revolt against ourselves

Careful scrutiny of opposition groups that have come to power or who are fighting to gain power reveals that they are often mirror images of the tyrants they replace....

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