Middle East Archives

28 Feb

Israel Next on Arab Revolutionary Agendas

February 28, 2011
By elisniv
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By Gabriel Weinstein, Scripps Howard Foundation Wire On January 1, no one would have predicted protesters in Tahrir Square would oust Hosni Mubarak and Moammar Gadhafi’s...

03 Feb

Culture, Latest, Religion

The Hypocrisy of Boycotting

May 8, 2012
By Sala Levin
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by Daniel Hoffman Many European and American students are familiar with academic boycotts of Israel, campaigns which emerged in the United Kingdom in the midst of...

28 Jan

Uncategorized

Cairo is Burning; Is Egyptian-Israeli Peace Next?

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Niv Elis As the world watches the unprecedented protests in Cairo unfold live on Al Jazeera, America and Israel face an intractable dilemma over who...

25 Jan

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China Hedges Its Bets in the Middle East

May 8, 2012
By elisniv
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By Gabriel Weinstein Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to the United States was only the beginning of a busy week of diplomacy. Last Tuesday 10 Chinese...

03 Dec

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Why The Wikileaks Are Not All Bad

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer Much of the discussion over the Wikileaks dump has focused on the negative impact of the released cables. But there may be a...

24 Aug

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When we talk about the Middle East

May 8, 2012
By Symi Rom-Rymer
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By Symi Rom-Rymer I think Thomas Friedman can read my mind. Just as I sat down to write this blog post, I came across a new...

23 Jan

History, Latest

George Mitchell: Good for the Jews?

May 8, 2012
By Jeremy Gillick
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By Jeremy Gillick Yes, it's true. Barack Obama has ordered Guantanamo closed. That's big news, at least symbolically. But the bigger news, the decision that could...