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The crisis threatens major states first

The crisis threatens major states first

The US and Western newspapers have recently been filled with articles and information about a grave economic crisis initially threatening the US, then Europe and the entire world, including our Arab states. Amidst the talk about this crisis, everyone is recalling the...
Three challenges humiliate Israel

Three challenges humiliate Israel

Israel is today facing three abnormal challenges: namely the Palestinian, Turkish and Egyptian challenges. These challenges all have international dimensions. It may be customary for us to imagine that Israel has the upper hand when facing such challenges; however...
Fate of the Egyptian – Israeli peace treaty

Fate of the Egyptian – Israeli peace treaty

The Eilat (Um al-Rushrash) Fedayeen [commando] attack on a number of Israeli targets which took place on 18 August 2011 [Southern Israel cross-border attacks], and the implications of this, continue to gather pace like a snowball rolling down a mountainside....
A Politician who sees only what he wants to see

A Politician who sees only what he wants to see

Benjamin Netanyahu is an example of a politician who sees only what he wants to see. Indeed, this has been a characteristic of many Israeli leaders, including Ehud Olmert and Ehud Barack. Those two conducted negotiations with the Palestinians and never imagined a...