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Power and the Arab Revolutions – some thoughts on the latest events in Egypt

The latest events in Egypt confirm one of the salient patterns that have governed the upheavals in the Arab world of the last years. This is the troubling but unmistakable fact that despite all the chatter about peoples’ power, democracy, … Continue reading

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Arab Observer Farce

Jerusalem Post, 6/1 Since the beginning of last week, a team of observers from Arab countries have been in Syria. Their task is to monitor Syrian compliance with the Arab League Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Assad regime on … Continue reading

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Hizballah and the Arab Spring

Jerusalem Post, 6/12/11 Before the Arab upheavals of 2011, the Middle East was dominated by a cold war, pitting US-aligned regional states against a self-designated “Muqawama (resistance) Axis” of states and movements led by Iran. Both these blocs still exist. … Continue reading

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Analysis: The Elections and the Pan-Arab Media

Jerusalem Post- 11/02/2009 Reactions in the pan-Arab media to the election results in Israel follow predictable patterns. There is a particular interest in the growth of Avigdor Lieberman’s party. At the same time, there is a tendency to stress that … Continue reading

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Analysis: Arab States ‘just say no’ to Normalization

Jerusalem Post- 05/08/2009 The idea of gestures of ‘normalization’ from Arab states to Israel is a central component in the US administration’s plan for reviving the Mideast peace process. The notion represents a variant of the Oslo-style approach whereby a … Continue reading

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