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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem January 5, 2014. REUTERS/Abir Sultan/Pool (JERUSALEM – Tags: POLITICS)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gives a statement on June 19, 2014 in the West Bank city of Ramallah during the 56th convention of the American Federation of Ramallah Palestine (ARFP), considered to be the largest Palestinian Organization in the US. AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI
Opinion: Unraveling Reconciliation
Regardless of how unlikely it is that Hamas would kidnap three Israeli settlers just weeks after signing a unity agreement with Fatah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now trying to use last week’s incident to destroy the Hamas–Fatah reconciliation. It is...Caption:
Opinion: The ISIS Dilemma
Perhaps it would be courageous for the US and the UK to take the initiative and acknowledge the repercussions of their floundering policies, both on their own countries as well as on the Iraqi people and Arab world. However, it is not enough to merely acknowledge...Caption:
Barbara Walters arrives at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) annual dinner in Washington on May 3, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM
Opinion: Media-Made Heroes and Villains
Well, it is time to bid Barbara Walters farewell after this shining star took the decision to retire last month. Her fans and critics alike can agree on the fact that she deserves to be described as having been the “queen” of interviewers. Her lively personality...Caption:
The remains of tents burn outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi had a protest camp at Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra.)