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Middle East news catch-up: Iran, Jerusalem, the UN and the Palestinians

Posted on 14 November 2014 by

Here is a (very) short roundup of news that deserves some attention, but which I missed since I was computerless for a couple of days. As Pete mentioned in his comment on the previous post, Barack Obama wrote another letter … Continue reading →

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Could this be a real Turkish Spring?

Posted on 3 June 2013 by

The “Arab Spring” uprising was originally intended to oust dictatorships and bring in democracy. Unfortunately it rapidly turned into a nightmarish winter with the rise of Islamists, sometimes through the very democracy that the protestors were demanding. But could the … Continue reading →

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Israeli police uncover plot to mask string of criminal assaults as rightist retaliations

Posted on 18 May 2011 by

Over the last couple of days the most incredible story has made it to the Israeli headlines: a series of mafia attacks on various targets were planned to be blamed on “price tag” retaliatory attacks by rightists. The pinnacle of these … Continue reading →

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