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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Palestinian statehood: plan emerges to avoid UN showdown
You want to know why Obama is scrambling to strong-arm Abbas and his allies who have pledged to vote yes for Palestinian statehood into dropping their bid? After getting elected, Obama went to Cairo to speak about bridging the divide … Continue reading
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Palestine’s Bid for UN Recognition
Not all Palestinians are on board with this, especially since it only concerns 22% of historic Palestine and is a decision taken by some PLO factions, which do not represent all Palestinians inside the territories and outside. Here’s the informative … Continue reading
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Video: Hero’s Welcome for Erdogan in Egypt
Some more indications of the new emerging Middle East. See it here.
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Beyond Cairo, Israel Sensing a Wider Siege
This one paragraph really wraps up Israel’s predicament in the region – NYTimes: With its Cairo embassy ransacked, its ambassador to Turkey expelled and the Palestinians seeking statehood recognition at the United Nations, Israel found itself on Saturday increasingly isolated … Continue reading
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Documentary: “Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark”
This is by far the best documentary I’ve seen on the uprising in Bahrain and the Saudi-backed regime’s counter-revolutionary onslaught. It’s a little bit less than an hour but definitely worth your time. Qatar, an ally to the Saudi and … Continue reading
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Iran may be preparing for post-Assad Syria
Statements from Iranian officials indicate that Iran may be preparing for a post-Assad Syria. Of course, the Iranian government sees the Assad regime as a major foreign policy asset in its regional soft-power network. The Iranian government is much stronger … Continue reading
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Polish-Jewish sociologist compares West Bank separation fence to Warsaw Ghetto walls
Ha’aretz: Sygmunt Bauman, the Jewish sociologist and one of the greatest philosophers of our time, castigated Israel harshly this week, saying it did not want peace and was afraid of it. Bauman said Israel was “taking advantage of the Holocaust … Continue reading
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