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Palestinians celebrate expected victory at U.N.
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Keeping hopes high and expectations low is a strategy Palestinians have used for decades to get through the ups and downs of their statehood campaign. Such sentiments were on full display here Thursday. As Palestinian Authority...
Tags: United Nations, Fatah, Elections, Gaza Strip, Politics
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U.N. recognition of Palestinian state ups pressure on Israel to negotiate
Over the strenuous objections of the U.S. and Israel, the United Nations General Assembly voted today to grant nonmember observer status to a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. The U.N. action, which was widely anticipated, was largely a...Tags: National Government, International Organizations, Politics, Mahmoud Abbas, UNESCO
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Palestinian statehood up for vote at United Nations
PIX11.com | @akadennewsA vote is scheduled at the United Nations Thursday for a Palestinian upgrade request. It's the first step towards Palestinian statehood. If Palestinians win a majority in the United Nations General Assembly, the UN will recognize Palestine as a non-...Tags: United Nations General Assembly, United Nations, Hillary Clinton, International Organizations, Politics
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Egypt's 'moderate' despot
What do you call a leader of a theocratic and cultish movement with a deep and clear disdain for democracy who suddenly assumes dictatorial powers? A "moderate," of course. Ever since the Muslim Brotherhood broke its promise to stay out of Egypt's...
Tags: Jihad, Egypt, Islam, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Critics Wonder if Morsy is Egypt's Next Strongman
CNNCAIRO, Egypt -- The sun rises over Cairo, and the city's landmark Tahrir Square is buzzing. Not with traffic, not with commerce, but with protest -- a tent city packed with people rife with anger at a man they blast as a dictatorial president, one who put...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Activism, Wars and Interventions, Political Dissent, Arab Spring
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Israel must be willing to negotiate
The tragedies in Gaza and Israel pained me. The reckless attack of civilians is morally reprehensible regardless if it's done by Israel or Hamas. Of course, Israel's assault on civilians was so out of line and disproportionate, one has to wonder how human...Tags: Israel, West Bank
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Israel is victim, not provocateur
Two of the more common falsehoods that beset much of what passes for "analysis" of the current conflict between Hamas and Israel are exemplified in the Nov. 20 commentaries of Zainab Chaudry ("In Gaza, the powerless multitudes suffer") and G. Jefferson...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
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Criticisms of Israel ignore the facts
Op-ed contributor G. Jefferson Price III ("For Israel, it's different this time," Nov. 20) alleges that "Israeli leaders have consistently obstructed and resisted arrangements that would have brought a dignified peace to the region." As in 2000 and...Tags: Yasser Arafat, Lebanon, European Union, Ehud Olmert, Fatah
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Netanyahu rival unveils new centrist Israeli political party
JERUSALEM – Former opposition leader Tzipi Livni, Israel’s most-recognized female politician, threw her hat back in the political ring Tuesday, setting the stage for an election rematch against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Four...Tags: Kadima, Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni, Religion and Belief, National Government
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An untidy compromise in Egypt
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi overreached last week when he asserted near-dictatorial power under a "temporary" decree that placed his actions beyond judicial review. The move galvanized his political opponents, dismayed some of his supporters and...
Tags: International Atomic Energy Agency, Egypt, Mohamed ElBaradei, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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COLUMN: Behaving like a pharaoh
Tribune Media ServicesThe diplomatic hosannas for Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi following his brokering of the recent ceasefire between Hamas and Israel were still being heard even as the former head of the Muslim Brotherhood started behaving like a pharaoh. Morsi...Tags: Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, Egypt, Religion and Belief, Islam
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Goldberg: Egypt's 'moderate' despot
What do you call a leader of a theocratic and cultish movement with a deep and clear disdain for democracy who suddenly assumes dictatorial powers? A "moderate," of course. Ever since the Muslim Brotherhood broke its promise to stay out of Egypt's...
Tags: Egypt, Jihad, Islam, Religion and Belief, Religious Conflicts
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