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January 23, 2014

Maan report details Israel's 'Endemic impunity'

A report by Maan Development Centre, titled ‘Endemic Impunity – Israeli violations of international law in the Jordan Valley’ (2013) makes use of legal debate and Israeli manipulation of...

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January 23, 2014

Projecting incitement upon the oppressed

The Israeli minister for Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz declared in a report that Palestinians thrive upon incitement embedded within educational institutions. “Incitement is a serious obstacle to peace …...

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January 23, 2014

Dr Esam El-Erian…the steadfast fighter

One speech by him from the Rabaa al Adawiya platform was enough to spark the protestor’s enthusiasm and keep them keen and determined, until the moment he was arrested...

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January 23, 2014

With their husbands behind bars, Palestinian women find new ways of becoming pregnant

As 26 families celebrate the recent return of their sons, brothers and fathers from Israeli jails, Hana al Za’ani is awaiting an arrival of a different kind from her...

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January 23, 2014

Syria: my journey into a nightmare war

I don’t know how to feel. Part of me is relieved that I made it back alive, but I feel guilty that my relatives and my people are dying....

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January 23, 2014

Gaza government spokeswoman breaks the equality barrier

As the spokesperson of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, Israa Al-Mudalal is breaking stereotypical images of, and breaking the equality barrier for, Muslim women. “When I heard that I...

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January 23, 2014

An evening at the 2013 Palestine Book Awards

Among the distinguished guests at the 2013 Palestine Book Awards at the Paddington Hilton in London on 14 November was the redoubtable veteran journalist Abdel Bari Atwan, who received...

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January 23, 2014

Journalism in Syria is fast becoming impossible

Journalism in Syria is no easy task. With access for foreign journalists becoming increasingly difficult, much of the newsgathering falls to local reporters and citizen journalists – but the...

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January 23, 2014

EU pledges €90 million to Egypt despite continued human rights violations

Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that the European Union will be providing financial assistance to the Egyptian military government to the tune of...

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January 23, 2014

Israel opens dam gates to increase suffering in Gaza

As the storm Alexa leaves the region, its catastrophic effects have started to appear in the Gaza Strip, the coastal enclave which has been under strict Israeli siege since...

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