31/01/2011 Article

What Prospect for Reconciliation?

Enmity towards Hamas has been so systemized that it would require dismantling everything built by Abbas and the US.

/ Alastair Crooke

Tags: Democracy, Hamas, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Palestinians

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Article posted on english.aljazeera.net Enmity towards Hamas has been so systemized that it would require dismantling everything built by Abbas and the US. Many may

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25/01/2011 Article

Misunderstanding Israeli Motives

Once Israel’s purpose is understood to be Zionist, the advantages and disadvantages of a Palestinian state coming into existence take on a very different balance.

/ Alastair Crooke

Tags: Democracy, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Media, Palestinians

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Article posted on english.aljazeera.net Al Jazeera’s release of The Palestine Papers helps to make clear why there is no Palestinian state. It illuminates a key

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19/01/2011 Article

Building a Police State in Palestine

A police state is what is being assiduously constructed in Palestine, disguised as state-building and good governance.

/ Aisling Byrne

Tags: Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Middle East, Palestinians

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Article posted on www.foreignpolicy.com “If we are building a police state – what are we actually doing here?” So asked a European diplomat responding to

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14/01/2011 Article

Iran, the US, and the Balance of Power in the Middle East

If there is no security for Iranians, in their eyes there will be no security for Iran’s antagonists in the region.

/ Seyed Mohammad Marandi

Tags: Iran, Middle East, Obama administration, War in Iraq, War on terrorism

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The Islamic Republic of Iran’s interest in a stable Middle East is arguably greater than that of the United States—after all this is Iran’s neighborhood.

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13/01/2011 Article

Why the Demise of the Middle East ‘Peace Process’ may be a Good Thing

Recognizing that a two-state solution is no longer on the cards opens the way for other paths that don’t depend on Western mediation.

/ Alastair Crooke

Tags: Diplomacy, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Mediation, Middle East, Palestinians

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Article posted on The Christian Science Monitor Recognizing that a two-state solution is no longer in the cards opens the way for other paths that

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