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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
The Plunge: An Egyptian liberal’s response to Derfner
No liberal can justify the extreme, gruesome violence perpetrated by the regime on unarmed demonstrators, in full view of the international media. The ends cannot justify the means. By R.W. Al-Thahabi As a liberal, I understand much of the fears of Western and liberal commentators following the overwhelming victory of Islamists in the Egyptian Parliament. Even…
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January 22, 2012
Egypt’s election results are none of Israel’s business
Outsiders who wish for a return of the dictators are pushing against the inevitable tide of history. And Israelis who express a preference for Mubarak only contribute to the perception, widely held in Egypt, that the dictator was able to survive because he was supported by ‘the Zionists.’ The Egyptian election results are in, and…
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Lisa Goldman
January 22, 2012
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Origins and Responses to the Arab Awakening
When the Arab awakening started, no one would have predicted that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak would be behind bars and asked to give account for abusing his power. It is a new Middle East, and despite chaos and confusion at the moment, it is clear that the age of unchallenged dictators is over. Liberal democracy…
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Aziz Abu Sarah
August 8, 2011
Egyptian journalist: The revolution was not about Israel
With very few exceptions, the protesters who toppled Hosni Mubarak did not even mention Israel during their 18-day revolution. Even now, with post-revolutionary populism slightly on the rise, there is no-one, from anywhere on the political spectrum, who wants to abrogate the peace agreement. At the worst, Israel can expect the cold peace to become…
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March 3, 2011
The Arab revolutions will not be tweeted
The revolutions that toppled Tunisia’s Ben Ali and Egypt’s Mubarak were not planned on Facebook, and they did not gather momentum on Twitter. Social media is a useful tool for many things, but critical mass can only be achieved through old-fashioned, face-to-face people power By Maath Musleh As the youth revolutions flourished in the Arab…
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March 2, 2011
Egyptians polled during uprising: Many still scared to speak up
No one knows what this evening will bring for Egypt. But a new Pechter Poll, funded by the Washington Institute for Near East policy, offers a remarkable insight from the days of revolution. Beware: It’s a small sample of just 343 respondents, reached by land line and cellphone, from 5-8 February, during the third week…
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Dahlia Scheindlin
February 10, 2011
IDF officer’s career torpedoed over corruption, but not over alleged war crimes
In Israel, reporting on the upheaval in Egypt has been sidelined by news that the appointment of Major General Yoav Galant to IDF Chief of Staff has been cancelled. Yedioth, Israel’s most widely read newspaper, devoted half of its pages to coverage of this development, pushing news of Mubrak’s decision not to run for reelection…
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Roi Maor
February 2, 2011
Concerns about Israel mean getting on the right side of history
While it is impossible to predict what kind of relationship Israel might have with a post-Mubarak Egypt, it is perfectly legitimate to be concerned about possible negative ramifications. But these concerns should not be an excuse for discrediting the Egyptian protesters By Lara Friedman Today Egypt is undergoing historic, organic change led by the people…
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January 29, 2011
Israelis view the street protests in Egypt with both fear and indifference
In Israel, media coverage of the Egyptian uprising has been superficial at best. Most Israelis know little about the Arab world and are indifferent to the issues that brought Egyptians to the streets; instead, they focus on their fear that the Muslim Brotherhood, which is perceived as hostile to Israel, would fill a power vacuum…
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January 29, 2011
Israelis in Cairo: “We envy the Egyptian people”
By Hagar Sheizaf and Bar Rose Two Israelis on holiday in Egypt were caught in the Cairo awakening. This is their report. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo5Fn1-2E8o&has_verified=1[/youtube] The Cairo pro-democratic demonstrations started on Wednesday at about 1:00pm. We were on our way to the Egyptian museum, and just happened to curiously stop by what later became one of the…
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January 27, 2011
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