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Curb Your Enthusiasm: Israel and Palestine after the UN | |
Ramallah/Jerusalem/Washington/Brussels - A UN resolution endorsing Palestinian statehood should produce a tangible gain for the Palestinians while providing some reassurance to Israelis, and, above all, be followed by maximum, collective restraint to prevent a cycle of mutual retaliation that would work to the detriment of all.
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Yemen. The risk of a full-scale civil war | |
Sanaa/Brussels - In Yemen, political negotiations have given way to violent confrontation. Hostilities erupted on 23 May between military forces controlled by President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son and nephews and fighters loyal to the preeminent sheikh of the powerful Hashed confederation, Sadiq al-Ahmar.
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Tunisia's way | |
Tunis/Brussels, 28 April 2011: As Tunisia continues its transition to democracy, it will need to balance the urge for radical political change against the requirement of stability; integrate Islamism into the new landscape; and, with international help, tackle deep socio-economic problems.
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What’s in store for US-Pakistan relations post-bin Laden? | |
by Huma Yusuf
Washington, DC - Scenes of rejoicing in Washington and New York accompanied the news that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by US special forces on Sunday. But in Pakistan, many remained glued to their television sets, wondering what this event means for their nation’s security and sovereignty.
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International Women's Day. Amidst chaos, let us not forget Bahraini women | |
by Sana’ Mohammad Bou Hamoud
Manama - The 2014 parliamentary elections in the Kingdom of Bahrain are already being discussed as an opportunity for Bahraini women to enhance their presence in politics. In the recent 2010 elections, women ran for parliament and municipal offices, and achieved some positive results. But in order to continue this trend, any ruling government in Bahrain must actively support women’s political and civic engagement before the 2014 elections roll around.
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Non-violence, key for change in Egypt | |
By Michael Nagler
Berkeley, California - The astonishing breakthrough in Egypt, when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after weeks of protests, has rightly galvanised attention around the world. Yet as usual, there has been little commentary from the non-violence standpoint.
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Non-violence, key for change in Egypt | |
By Michael Nagler
Berkeley, California - The astonishing breakthrough in Egypt, when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after weeks of protests, has rightly galvanised attention around the world. Yet as usual, there has been little commentary from the non-violence standpoint. While US President Barack Obama at least used the words “non-violence” in his recent congratulatory speech, we should realise that there is much more to the potential of non-violence than just protesting without weapons.
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Is this the start of an Arab renaissance? | |
by Farah I. Abdel Sater
When Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse wrote their 1965 song "Feeling Good", odds were pretty close to zero that the couple could imagine that this is what young Arab citizens 46 years later would be feeling – and in many places singing, thinking or shouting – in reaction to Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution".
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Egypt’s Copts increasing bitterness is fast becoming politicised | |
By Lina Attalah
Cairo - In April 2006, hundreds of Egypt’s Alexandrian Christians gathered to mourn the death of 78-year-old Nushi Girgis, a Christian who was stabbed at St. Mark and St. Peter’s Church during one of a series of attacks on churches in the city that year. As the crowd walked down the street, chanting religious hymns, people began throwing stones from their balconies. The scene quickly turned violent, pitting Muslims against Christians.
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Hamas committed to respecting ''any peace deal'' with Israel | |
by Chrystie Swiney
WASHINGTON, DC - On the week of Nov. 29, 2010, Ismail Haniyeh, a senior political leader of Hamas, publicly announced his movement’s commitment to respecting “any peace deal” with Israel approved by Palestinian referendum. Stating Hamas’s desire to be “part of the solution, not the problem,” Haniyeh went on to proclaim Hamas’s commitment to “establishing a viable Palestinian state with full sovereignty on the land… occupied in 1967."
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