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Tag Archives: Hamas
UNRWA: Barrier to Peace
Global Politician- 02/06/2008 The United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) was created under the jurisdiction of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), with the unique responsibility of solely aiding the Palestinians. Due to this special status, the UNRWA perpetuates, … Continue reading
Israel, Gaza & Egypt: No Change
Global Politician- 07/02/2008 The response of Israeli officials to the latest events in Gaza may in essence be divided into two halves. The initial response was one of frustration at Egyptian unwillingness to restore order on the international border. The … Continue reading
Forward to The Past
Global Politician- 01/09/2008 In recent weeks, a number of prominent Fatah figures have suggested that their movement might abandon its commitment to a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and return to the pre-1988 demand for Israel’s replacement by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ahmed Qurei, Fatah, Hamas, pied noirs, two-state solution, Zionism
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The Fall and Rise of the One-State Solution
Global Politician- 29/09/2008 Deeply embedded in Palestinian nationalism is the notion that Israeli Jewish identity is analogous to that of communities born of European colonialism, which are not seen as having legitimate claim to self-determination. No reconsidering of this characterization … Continue reading
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Tagged Fatah, Hamas, Jewish, Pan-Arabism, PLO, two-state solution, Yasir Arafat, Yom Kippur War, Zionism
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The Long War Strategy for Israel
Global Politician- 18/06/2007 The decision by the University and College Union (UCU) to consider a boycott of Israel is the latest manifestation of a broader process which has been steadily gathering speed in the last half-decade: the converging of opinion … Continue reading
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Tagged boycott, Desert Storm, Hamas, Hizbullah, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, UCU
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Three Years Later, The Core Issues in Lebanon Remain Unsolved
Global Politician- 14/07/2009 Three years have passed since the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pointed out this week that the cease-fire which ended the war on August 14, 2006, remains fragile. The core issues which … Continue reading
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Tagged Hamas, Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbullah, IAF, IDF, Winograd
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The Rise and Rise of Hizb ut-Tahrir
The Guardian- 09/10/2007 Sitting in the best bar in Jerusalem about four months ago (it’s called Sira, in case you’re interested), I entered into conversation with a tall, ginger-haired young man who turned out to be a member of the … Continue reading
More United, Less Passionate
The Guardian- 25/03/2006 Three days now remain until the elections in Israel. The election campaign has been the most sedate in living memory. One may walk the main streets of the three main cities, and hardly be disturbed by activists, … Continue reading
The Culture of Tyranny
13/02/2008 The ancient city of Damascus received another mark of recognition last week. Following in the wake of Liverpool – which was recognized as the European Capital of Culture, and Stavanger in Norway, which was named the non-EU European Capital … Continue reading
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Tagged Bashar Assad, Damascus, Gaza, Hamas, Hizballah, Islamic Jihad, Lebanon, Syria, UNESCO
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