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Palestine’s battle for hearts and minds in the Arab world
A new Palestinian PR campaign attempts to recast the conflict by comparing Israeli violence against Palestinians to methods used by Islamic State. By Jacob Wirtschafter CAIRO — Eager to re-enlist Egyptian public opinion to their cause, the Palestinian Embassy in Cairo hosted a rare press conference Thursday outlining Ramallah’s current diplomatic agenda. The agenda includes…
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November 1, 2015
Gaza truce ends as Cairo negotiations hit deadlock
A 3-day truce between Israel and Palestinian factions comes to an end after negotiating parties fail to reach a deal in Cairo ceasefire talks. UPDATE: At about 10:30 a.m. Friday morning, the Israeli Air Force began striking targets in the Gaza Strip, following rockets fired by Palestinian militants into Israel from the Strip. The rocket barrage…
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August 8, 2014
Gaza war: It’s about keeping the Palestinians under control
Israel has been waging a single war since the mid-70s. Its goal is to avoid sharing power or assets with the other people living on this land. The Gaza war wasn’t about creating a new order, but about maintaining the old one. At the time of this writing, Operation Protective Edge has come to an…
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Noam Sheizaf
August 7, 2014
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Jerusalem terrorist attacks leave one Israeli dead; Israel, Hamas agree to 72-hour truce
Two terrorist attacks left one Israeli dead and several wounded in Jerusalem on Monday. The first attack, which took place around 1:30 p.m., occurred after a man driving a digger used his vehicle to flip over a public bus, killing one and wounding five others. Just several hours later, a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on…
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Edo Konrad
August 5, 2014
Gaza war diary: ‘A second of silence, then the bombs go off’
Despite the danger, Walid Abuzaid couldn’t be separated from his home in Gaza for very long. And though coming home means facing possible death, he refuses to give in to hate. By Walid Abuzaid Thursday, June 27 I was in Cyprus when it all started. When we heard about the kidnapped teens, we were thrilled…
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July 19, 2014
WATCH: Egyptian journalist urges Israelis in Hebrew: Stand up to ‘Bibi and Lapid’
Israel’s Channel 10 news anchor Guy Zohar interviewed Egyptian journalist and political activist Heba Abo Seif live from Tahrir Square on Tuesday. Abu Saif, who spoke excellent Hebrew, assured Zohar that the military stands behind the Egyptian nation, and urged the Israeli people to stand up to their own government. She specifically references “Bibi and…
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Mairav Zonszein
July 3, 2013
From Umm Kulthum to Woody Guthrie: Thoughts on cultural sovereignty
For an Israeli who has only known occupied, subdued and desperate Middle Eastern cities, there is something exciting about rediscovering the cultural world of a confident, proud Levant, cognizant of its traditions and histories. By Amos Noy (translated by Matan Kaminer) To ‘Amar, with fond remembrance. Between the demand for “authenticity,” which, while conscious of itself,…
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Cafe Gibraltar
May 10, 2013
Postcards from Tahrir: ‘No freedom, bread or social justice’
As Egypt’s currency continues to fall and the IMF strings for a bailout package that will end fuel and food subsides, popular anger has turned on the country’s first democratically elected president. Now, out on the streets of Cairo, protesters are being confronted by the same forces they fought in order to overthrow Mubarak in 2011.…
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January 31, 2013
Block by block, Egyptians fight their past for a new future
‘For me, today is one of the days of the revolution,’ Egyptian poet Zain El-Abdeen Fouad says, describing the recent unrest as part of a process of a continuing social transformation. ‘The [revolt against Mubarak] sparked the revolution and it never ended. The revolution will continue until it achieves its goals.’ By Jesse Rosenfeld CAIRO…
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January 27, 2013
Where is the social protest movement in the Israeli elections?
Did the revolution lose its sex appeal? Did the J14 leaders enable politicians to ignore them? Whatever the reason, it is clear that the main benefactor of this state of affairs is Prime Minister Netanyahu. By Ilan Manor With the elections just two weeks away, it has become apparent that the 2013 elections are no…
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January 13, 2013
Deport the African refugees to Egypt? Not so fast
Refugees in Egypt face regular threat of arrest, torture, and deportation to their countries of origin. The revolution has not changed that reality. On the life of one Darfuri refugee in search of protection. By Amir Heinitz “No one cares about what happens to refugees anyhow. Last week 300 Egyptians were detained without cause,” expressed…
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October 31, 2012
South Tel Aviv stories: ‘I left Sudan due to war and I’m still in a war’
Sudanese refugee Abraham Alu saw his parents killed by militiamen when he was just seven years old. He discusses life in Israel and how he ended up here. The latest installment of the South Tel Aviv Stories. Abraham Alu, a 35-year-old refugee from what is now South Sudan, was on his way to the store…
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Mya Guarnieri Jaradat
May 30, 2012
US criticism of Egyptian military crackdown insufficient
We are all familiar with the frequent criticisms lodged at Washington for helping to fund (via billions of dollars in aid) the Israeli military’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. But where are the cries against the billions of dollars given to Egypt’s military, a military now engaged in one of the most shocking crackdowns on…
By
Roee Ruttenberg
December 20, 2011
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