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Monthly Archives: March 2011
The 17th Knesset Elections, 2006
MERIA News Special Issue, Volume 10, Issue 3-10/04/2006 The 17th Knesset elections took place following a series of political events dramatic even by Israeli standards. The Gaza Disengagement Plan brought a new strategic concept of unilateralism to the forefront of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmed Tibi, Amir Peretz, Azmi Bishara, Ehud Olmert, Hadash, Hamas, Kadima, Knesset, Labour, Likud, Meretz, Netanyahu, Shas, Shimon Peres, Yisrael Beiteinu
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Lebanon 2006: Unfinished War
22/02/2008 The Lebanon war of 2006 failed to resolve any of the issues over which it was fought. Ultimately, the war may be understood as a single campaign within a broader Middle Eastern conflict–between pro-Western and democratic states on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Amir Peretz, Ehud Olmert, Hassan Nasrallah, Hizballah, IDF, Iran, Lebanon, Litani River, Resolution 1701, Syria, UNIFIL, Winograd Committee
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The Question of Power in Lebanon
Global Politician- 12/05/2008 When recent events in Beirut pose a simple, fundamental question: Who rules in Lebanon. The answer proposed by Hizbullah last week is that the government of Fuad Saniora and Saad Hariri is to be permitted to hold … Continue reading
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Tagged Beirut, Fuad Saniora, Hizbullah, Lebanon, March 14 movement, Saad Hariri, Shi'ites, Walid Jumblatt
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Homecoming for a Child-killer
Global Politician -17/07/2008 The deal for the return of convicted terrorist Samir Kuntar, four Hizbullah men captured in the 2006 Second Lebanon War and a number of corpses in return for the remains of kidnapped IDF soldiers Eldad Regev and … Continue reading
Subtly and determinedly, Syria is taking over Lebanon
Global Politician 08/08/2008 Lebanese President Michel Suleiman is to visit Syria next week, to discuss the opening of diplomatic relations between the countries, a Lebanese official told reporters this week. French President Nicolas Sarkozy last month hailed President Bashar Assad’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Beirut, Bekaa, Hizbullah, President Bashar Assad, President Michel Suleiman, Syria
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Assad’s Shopping List
Global Politician- 27/08/2008 President Bashar Assad of Syria began a trip to Russia this week. Russian news agency RIA Novosti has quoted the Syrian Information Ministry as confirming that the trip will last two days. According to the statement, the … Continue reading
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Tagged arms supplier, Iran, Moscow, President Bashar Assad, Russia, Syria, USSR
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Syria’s Goose Lays a Golden Egg
Global Politician- 27/07/2009 Washington’s decision to return its ambassador to Syria is the latest stage in the present administration’s policy of engagement with Damascus. It relates most importantly to the US desire to secure Syrian cooperation in the build-up to … Continue reading
Hezbollah’s Delusions
Global Politician- 12/10/2009 The latest events in Lebanon offer an image in miniature of larger regional developments. The Iranian-backed Shi’ite Islamist movement Hezbollah is pursuing a long-term strategy intended to eventually deliver Lebanon into its hands. In the short term, … Continue reading
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Tagged al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Iran, Lebanon, March 14 movement, Salafi, Shi'ites
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