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Israeli soldiers taking position during clashes with Palestinian students from Bir Ziet university, February 19, 2013. (EPA/ATEF SAFADI)
by Dr. Amal Al-Hazzani | Feb 7, 2013 | Opinion
I would like to thank those who showered me with a torrent of angry correspondence about my previous article on Israel, who accused me of calling for a normalization of relations, promoting the Hebrew language, and glorifying Israeli liberalism. This response was to...
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Yair Lapid, a former television anchorman who leads the new middle-of-the-road Yesh Atid party, attends a party meeting at parliament in Jerusalem February 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)
by Dr. Amal Al-Hazzani | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinion
Being something of an exception in the Middle East, the Israeli elections are often great fun and full of surprises. This time we saw the emergence of politician Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party that has won the admiration even of its political rivals after...
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Saudi Shura Council. (Asharq Al-Awsat Photo)
by Dr. Amal Al-Hazzani | Jan 18, 2013 | Opinion
Is it really true? Have Saudi women really been appointed to the Shura Council as full members, without prejudice, exception or curtailment? All of these questions were on the minds of Saudi women as they listened to the royal decree appointing 30 women to the Shura...
by Dr. Amal Al-Hazzani | Jan 3, 2013 | Opinion
Over the past months, numerous women in the Arab region, including doctors, media figures and academics, have been on the receiving of verbal and physical abuse. There have been accusations of infidelity, slander and corruption, especially on the internet and social...
by Dr. Amal Al-Hazzani | Nov 22, 2012 | Opinion
If the Israeli people choose Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming election, then we will see another four years of security mismanagement in Israel, as well as further postponement of the settlement negotiation. In either case, the Israeli citizens will be the biggest...
