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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, listens to Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat make a statement to the press after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Erekat: Palestinian Authority will pursue UN statehood bid alone if necessary

by Kifah Ziboun | Dec 15, 2014 | Middle East

Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority would unilaterally propose a UN resolution to create a Palestinian state if it was unable to win European or American backing. “If we can reach an...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at Queen Alia Airport Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. Kerry is traveling to the Middle East this week to discuss ways to bolster the stability of the new Iraqi government and combat the Islamic State militant group that has taken over large swaths of Iraq and Syria. (AP/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Opinion: The Illusion of American Naivety

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Dec 11, 2014 | Opinion

In my youth I sometimes heard and read somewhat racist jokes, and watched movies and TV series that created and underlined certain stereotypes about the peoples of the world, all the while being well aware of how Arabs were themselves being stereotyped, especially in...

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Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Nabil Elaraby: Attitudes to Palestinian statehood are changing

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Dec 3, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian issue has been at the heart of the Arab League since the formation of the organization in 1945, though its members have frequently been distracted by other crises. Today is no exception, with chaos in Libya and Yemen, war in...

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Two daughters learn the news of the death of their father yesterday, north of Jabalya (AFP)

Israeli cabinet approves controversial “Jewish state” bill

by Nazir Majli | Nov 24, 2014 | Middle East

Tel Aviv and Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Israeli cabinet approved a draft bill on Sunday to officially recognize the country as a “Jewish state,” amid criticisms regarding the law discriminating against Arab residents in Israel, from both Israeli politicians and the...

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Members of the UK’s Parliament are seen attending a session of Parliament in the House of Commons, called to discuss the Syria crisis, in this still image taken from video, in London, on August 29, 2013 (Reuters/UK Parliament via Reuters TV)

British Parliament to debate motion to recognize Palestine

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 13, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The British parliament’s House of Commons will debate a motion to recognize Palestine as an independent state on Monday, in a move that is already controversial both at home and abroad. The motion, which reads: “This House believes that the...