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Abbas is right – Education can incite

Abbas is right – Education can incite

Mahmoud Abbas is right - education can incite. In which case, he may want to take a closer look at what Palestinian children are learning in their classrooms (The Commentator) Mahmoud Abbas's recent speech in the UN included a reference to the inciting Israeli books that encouraged the latest surge...

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October 17, 2012
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Siria el día de después por Nir Boms

Siria el día de después por Nir Boms

  15 Agosto 12 - - Circula de forma intensa el discurso que anticipa el inicio de la Siria post Asad. El «rais» está sufriendo en el terreno internacional. La UE decidía reforzar su embargo armamentístico a Siria. Bruselas congelaba, además, los activos de 26 altos funcionarios sirios adicionales, y...

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August 18, 2012
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Syria, a day before tomorrow

Syria, a day before tomorrow

Three scenarios appear plausible for Syria's future: agreed transition; segregation; or disintegration. It is imperative that friends of Syria help Syrians create a scenario they can live with. The Commentator     AMMAN - In 1942, Winston Churchill famously drew a distinction between "the end of the beginning" and "the...

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August 5, 2012
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Treasure in the Midst of Syrian Chaos

Treasure in the Midst of Syrian Chaos

As intense battles continue in Aleppo and Damascus and as the future of Syria remains uncertain, it is becoming clear who will ultimately lose this round in the Middle East Spring. Aside from the Assad Regime and his Alawite clan, if Syria falls into the hands of the opposition, the...

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August 4, 2012
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Bücher, Aufhetzung und Berichte zur Aufhetzung

Bücher, Aufhetzung und Berichte zur Aufhetzung

  von Nir Boms und Yael Teff-Seker Palästinensische Schüler in Ost-Jerusalem Foto: © istock/Joel Carillet Das Thema Aufhetzung war schon immer Quelle hitziger Debatte zwischen Israel und der Palästinensischen Autonomiebehörde PA. Israel hat einen „Aufhetzungsindex“ mit dem Ziel erstellt, Veränderungen in der anti-israelischen Rhetorik zu beobachten. Die Palästinenser folgten diesem...

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June 20, 2012
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Bosnian toll looms in Syria if Annan falters

Bosnian toll looms in Syria if Annan falters

This month marks the 20-year anniversary of the start of the Bosnian War. As regime forces pound the city of Homs with artillery shells in advance of a UN observers team visit, I couldn't escape an eerie feeling of history repeating itself. In the Bosnian War there were more than...

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April 19, 2012
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הפגנת סולידריות עם העם הסורי

הפגנת סולידריות עם העם הסורי

הנושא הסורי, כידוע, קרוב מאוד לליבי ובשבוע שעבר קיימנו מפגן סולידריות עם העם הסורי בתל אביב. את דברי שלי אתם מוזמנים לראות כאן.ג מ

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April 10, 2012
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Crippling U.S. Sanctions on Iran Bring Year of Economic Jihad

Crippling U.S. Sanctions on Iran Bring Year of Economic Jihad

PolicyMic “This is the Year of Economic Jihad” declared Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei last spring at the beginning of the Persian year. The New Year’s announcement was meant to encourage the Iranian people to increase their efforts and jumpstart an economic boom, but with the year not yet over,...

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February 15, 2012
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Der Gesang der Strasse von Hormus

Der Gesang der Strasse von Hormus

Während die iranische Reaktion auf die europäischen Ölsanktionen trotzig bleibt und amerikanische Kriegsschiffe die Strasse von Hormus durchqueren, hat man im Iran genug Zeit, um sich um wichtigeren Bedrohungen zu widmen. Erst in der letzten Woche wurde der Sänger Aria Aramnejad von iranischen Beamten zu zehn Monaten Haft verurteilt. Sein...

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February 6, 2012
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“Rise up Ali”

“Rise up Ali”

While the Iranian standoff continues with European oil sanctions and American vessels crossing the Straits of Hormuz, time is left in Iran to deal with more significant threats. Just last week, Iranian officials sentenced Aria Aramnejad, a singer, to 10 months in prison. His crime was a song, "Ali Barkhiz" ("Rise up Ali"), written following...

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February 1, 2012
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