MidEastPosts.comPolitics Archive » MidEastPosts.com http://mideastposts.com Middle East Politics, Society, Economy and People of the Arab World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:25:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ‘Domestic Issue Deflection?’ Morsi’s Call for Syrian Action http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/domestic-issue-deflection-morsis-call-for-syrian-action/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/domestic-issue-deflection-morsis-call-for-syrian-action/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:01:33 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28832 JUAN COLE: President Morsi's called for a no-fly zone over Syria. He is, though, facing a raft of serious issues at home

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/domestic-issue-deflection-morsis-call-for-syrian-action/feed/ 0 “Game Changer”: Is This The Phrase That Will Haunt Obama? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/game-changer-is-this-the-phrase-that-will-haunt-obama/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/game-changer-is-this-the-phrase-that-will-haunt-obama/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:39:32 +0000 Tabsir http://mideastposts.com/?p=28819 DANIEL M. VARISCO: For George W. Bush the phrase was 'Mission Accomplished'. For his successor there could be another phrase that defines his foreign affair policy

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/game-changer-is-this-the-phrase-that-will-haunt-obama/feed/ 0 ‘Help Now’: Syrian Refugee Crisis ‘Unprecedented In Its Scope’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/help-now-syrian-refugee-crisis-unprecedented-in-its-scope/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/help-now-syrian-refugee-crisis-unprecedented-in-its-scope/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:14:17 +0000 Mich Cafe http://mideastposts.com/?p=28813 MICH CAFE: If Americans diverted the money they spent in a month on ice-cream to the UN Syrian refugee fund the target would be met.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/help-now-syrian-refugee-crisis-unprecedented-in-its-scope/feed/ 0 Clinton Tries To Set Up Obama As ‘Patsy to The Hawks’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/clinton-tries-to-set-up-obama-as-patsy-to-the-hawks/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/clinton-tries-to-set-up-obama-as-patsy-to-the-hawks/#comments Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:12:52 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28806 JUAN COLE: Bill Clinton has criticised President Obama for not providing stronger military support for the Syrian opposition. His own record on military intervention isn't so good.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/clinton-tries-to-set-up-obama-as-patsy-to-the-hawks/feed/ 0 Skype, Dissent and MERS: Concerns for Saudi Authorities http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/skype-dissent-and-mers-major-concerns-for-saudi-authorities/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/skype-dissent-and-mers-major-concerns-for-saudi-authorities/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:57:58 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=28782 STEVE ROYSTON: Protecting telco operators revenues, internal dissent, labour rights and a dangerous virus. Difficult times for the Saudi authorities

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/skype-dissent-and-mers-major-concerns-for-saudi-authorities/feed/ 0 Sunni vs Shia: This Sectarianism Is Destroying Arab Identity http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sunni-vs-shia-this-sectarianism-is-destroying-arab-identity/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sunni-vs-shia-this-sectarianism-is-destroying-arab-identity/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:48:51 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28774 RAMZY BAROUD: Any possibility of a Pan Arab national identity is being destroyed each day that people are being butchered in the name of a particular sect

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sunni-vs-shia-this-sectarianism-is-destroying-arab-identity/feed/ 0 Palestine Reclaimed: A Return to The Hill-Top of Iqrit http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/palestine-reclaimed-a-return-to-the-hill-top-of-iqrit/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/palestine-reclaimed-a-return-to-the-hill-top-of-iqrit/#comments Tue, 11 Jun 2013 04:08:11 +0000 Jonathan Cook http://mideastposts.com/?p=28759 JONATHAN COOK: A dozen young men have returned to the village from which their grandparents were expelled in 1948 and set up camp

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/palestine-reclaimed-a-return-to-the-hill-top-of-iqrit/feed/ 1 ‘Two State Solution? No Chance!’ Israeli Minister Speaks Out http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/two-state-solution-no-chance-israeli-minister-speaks-out/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/two-state-solution-no-chance-israeli-minister-speaks-out/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:30:06 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28723 MONDOWEISS: 'We do whatever we want, whenever we want'. Danny Danon injects a bit of plain speaking into the debate about the future, or not, of Palestine.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/two-state-solution-no-chance-israeli-minister-speaks-out/feed/ 2 Israel’s Connection to the NSA Surveillance Scandal http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-connection-to-the-nsa-surveillance-scandal/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-connection-to-the-nsa-surveillance-scandal/#comments Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:37:02 +0000 Richard Silverstein http://mideastposts.com/?p=28712 RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Israeli companies have consistently led the way in internet monitoring and surveillance technology.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-connection-to-the-nsa-surveillance-scandal/feed/ 0 Brutality Back-Fires: Arab Spring’s Lesson for Erdogan http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brutality-back-fires-arab-springs-lesson-for-erdogan/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brutality-back-fires-arab-springs-lesson-for-erdogan/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:24:34 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28669 JAMES M. DORSEY: Once again battle-hardened football fans are taking the lead in confronting a regime. We've been here before.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brutality-back-fires-arab-springs-lesson-for-erdogan/feed/ 0 Syria Is A Microcosm of All The Issues Facing Region http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syria-is-a-microcosm-of-all-the-issues-facing-region/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syria-is-a-microcosm-of-all-the-issues-facing-region/#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:02:29 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28656 GREGORY HARMS, INFORMED COMMENT: The conflict in Syria contains all of the elements that have made the Middle East a bubbling pot for the last century

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syria-is-a-microcosm-of-all-the-issues-facing-region/feed/ 0 New U.S. Terrorism Map: It’s Only 500 Years Out of Date http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/new-u-s-terrorism-map-its-only-500-years-out-of-date/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/new-u-s-terrorism-map-its-only-500-years-out-of-date/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 09:39:26 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28641 CHARLES KURZMAN, INFORMED COMMENT: If the lead agency in combatting terror against the U.S designates the whole Islamic world as the source of terror what hope is there?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/new-u-s-terrorism-map-its-only-500-years-out-of-date/feed/ 0 Gaza Is ‘Paying a Heavy Price’ For Egypt’s Political Turmoil http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/gaza-is-paying-a-heavy-price-for-egypts-political-turmoil/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/gaza-is-paying-a-heavy-price-for-egypts-political-turmoil/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 08:40:11 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28621 RAMZY BAROUD: Gazans rejoiced when their neighbours in Egypt experienced freedom. The consequences for Gaza of two years' revolution in Egypt though are dire

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/gaza-is-paying-a-heavy-price-for-egypts-political-turmoil/feed/ 1 Guilt, Responsibility and a Special Relationship: Why Palestine’s Vital http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/guilt-responsibility-and-a-special-relationship-why-palestines-vital/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/guilt-responsibility-and-a-special-relationship-why-palestines-vital/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 05:59:09 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28606 SAM BAHOUR, MONDOWEISS: There are three essential reasons why the fate of Palestine is a matter for global concern.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/guilt-responsibility-and-a-special-relationship-why-palestines-vital/feed/ 1 ‘Palestine? Not a Priority’: Internal Fissures Evident in Israel http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/palestine-not-a-priority-internal-fissures-evident-in-israel/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/palestine-not-a-priority-internal-fissures-evident-in-israel/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 10:38:28 +0000 Jonathan Cook http://mideastposts.com/?p=28573 JONATHAN COOK: As the physical threat against their security has waned so Israelis have been free to examine other areas of their society.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/palestine-not-a-priority-internal-fissures-evident-in-israel/feed/ 0 ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ in Obama’s Terror Speech http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-obamas-terror-speech/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-obamas-terror-speech/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:43 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28496 JUAN COLE: Some praise is due but Obama remains wedded to the idea that extra-judicial assassination is an effective counter-terror tool.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-obamas-terror-speech/feed/ 0 ‘We Can Blow Things Up’: America’s Power in the Middle East http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-can-blow-things-up-america/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-can-blow-things-up-america/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:09 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28492 RAMZY BAROUD: America's current role as impotent looker-on is unprecedented in recent Middle Eastern history. This situation won't continue indefinitely

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-can-blow-things-up-america/feed/ 0 Algerian Revolt: Surge in Soccer-Related Violence A Signal http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/algerian-revolt-surge-in-soccer-related-violence-a-signal/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/algerian-revolt-surge-in-soccer-related-violence-a-signal/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 03:51:26 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28445 JAMES M. DORSEY: Violent protest attending soccer matches has proven to be a reliable indicator of an imminent popular revolt in the Arab World. Algeria's next then.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/algerian-revolt-surge-in-soccer-related-violence-a-signal/feed/ 0 The Great Benghazi Forgery: So Who’s Really Behind It? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-great-benghazi-forgery-so-whos-really-behind-it/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-great-benghazi-forgery-so-whos-really-behind-it/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 09:08:24 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28439 JUAN COLE: There was a sustained attempt prior to the last U.S election to portray Barack Obama first as a latter day Jimmy Carter then as a Richard Nixon figure. Who did this?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-great-benghazi-forgery-so-whos-really-behind-it/feed/ 1 The Morality of Killing: What’s So Special About Drones? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-morality-of-killing-whats-so-special-about-drones/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-morality-of-killing-whats-so-special-about-drones/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:35 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=28423 STEVE ROYSTON: Is killing via a missile fired remotely by a drone any different morally from killing by poison gas or a nuclear weapon?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-morality-of-killing-whats-so-special-about-drones/feed/ 0 Israel’s Samson Complex: Will Anyone ‘Pick Up the Phone?’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-samson-complex-will-anyone-pick-up-the-phone/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-samson-complex-will-anyone-pick-up-the-phone/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 08:39:05 +0000 Jonathan Cook http://mideastposts.com/?p=28393 JONATHAN COOK: Here we go again with another re-heated so-called peace initiative. But the foundations on which it's built are familiar and fragile

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-samson-complex-will-anyone-pick-up-the-phone/feed/ 0 Beinart v Dershowitz On Israel, Hawking and Zionism http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/beinart-v-dershowitz-on-israel-hawking-and-zionism/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/beinart-v-dershowitz-on-israel-hawking-and-zionism/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 07:57:04 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28375 MONDOWEISS: The heat surrounding Stephen Hawkin's withdrawal from a conference in Israel added heat to a debate between two prominent commentators last week

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/beinart-v-dershowitz-on-israel-hawking-and-zionism/feed/ 0 Thomas Friedman in Yemen: ‘An Innocent Abroad’? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thomas-friedman-in-yemen-an-innocent-abroad/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thomas-friedman-in-yemen-an-innocent-abroad/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:13:51 +0000 Tabsir http://mideastposts.com/?p=28351 DANIEL M. VARISCO: I felt the ghost of Mark Twain speaking to me as I read about Tom Friedman's latest adventures in Yemen.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thomas-friedman-in-yemen-an-innocent-abroad/feed/ 0 In China Or Israel: ‘Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/in-china-or-israel-something-there-is-that-doesnt-love-a-wall/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/in-china-or-israel-something-there-is-that-doesnt-love-a-wall/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 05:31:44 +0000 Richard Silverstein http://mideastposts.com/?p=28329 RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Benjamin Netanyahu waxed enthusiastic about the inspiration that the Great Wall of China has provided for him.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/in-china-or-israel-something-there-is-that-doesnt-love-a-wall/feed/ 0 Thriving: The ‘Hate All Muslims Industry’ Is ‘In Full Flow’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thriving-the-hate-all-muslims-industry-is-in-full-flow/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thriving-the-hate-all-muslims-industry-is-in-full-flow/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 07:14:28 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28288 RAMZY BAROUD: The anti-Muslim brigade who take to the media at every possible opportunity received another boost with the Boston bombing.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thriving-the-hate-all-muslims-industry-is-in-full-flow/feed/ 3 ‘Sauce, Goose, Gander’: Political vs Family Ties in Public Debate http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sauce-goose-gander-political-vs-family-ties-in-political-debate/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sauce-goose-gander-political-vs-family-ties-in-political-debate/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 08:34:19 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28227 PHILIP WEISS, CGNEWS: Josh Landis's marriage to a Syrian Alawite was judged fair game in a discussion on his views on the political situation. Why only him?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sauce-goose-gander-political-vs-family-ties-in-political-debate/feed/ 0 The History of Palestine: ‘We Must Seize Our Narrative’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-history-of-palestine-we-must-seize-our-narrative/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-history-of-palestine-we-must-seize-our-narrative/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 08:13:59 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28168 RAMZY BAROUD: Palestine's history has traditionally been told through the prism of an accepted Israeli or Western narrative. It's time for Palestinians to tell their own story.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-history-of-palestine-we-must-seize-our-narrative/feed/ 1 Brotherhood’s Battle With Judiciary: ‘A Matter of Revenge’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brotherhoods-battle-with-judiciary-a-matter-of-revenge/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brotherhoods-battle-with-judiciary-a-matter-of-revenge/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:36:48 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28150 JUAN COLE: The Muslim Brotherhood's history with the Egyptian judiciary is defining how they are working, or not, with them today.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brotherhoods-battle-with-judiciary-a-matter-of-revenge/feed/ 0 Keeping the Balance: Qatar’s Rulers Walk Tightrope http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/keeping-the-balance-qatars-rulers-walk-tightrope/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/keeping-the-balance-qatars-rulers-walk-tightrope/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:38:40 +0000 David Roberts http://mideastposts.com/?p=28108 DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar's been punching above its weight in foreign affairs but its rulers are mindful of the voices of its small local population

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/keeping-the-balance-qatars-rulers-walk-tightrope/feed/ 0 Diplomacy Undone: Rice’s Disastrous Moroccan Blunder http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/diplomacny-undone-rices-disastrous-moroccan-blunder/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/diplomacny-undone-rices-disastrous-moroccan-blunder/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:22:59 +0000 The View From Fez http://mideastposts.com/?p=28080 THE VIEW FROM FEZ: As the plot to a Hollywood movie it would have been thrown out as incredible. But fact beat fiction this week in Morocco

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/diplomacny-undone-rices-disastrous-moroccan-blunder/feed/ 0 A Starbucks, A Golf Course and a Pub: The ‘Guantanamo Zoo’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/a-starbucks-a-golf-course-and-a-pub-the-guantanamo-zoo/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/a-starbucks-a-golf-course-and-a-pub-the-guantanamo-zoo/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:29:45 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28053 RAMZY BAROUD: Barack Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay but still it remains open. And what a bizarre place it has become.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/a-starbucks-a-golf-course-and-a-pub-the-guantanamo-zoo/feed/ 0 “We Win or Die”: Syrian Conflict Is a Matter of Existence http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-win-or-die-syrian-conflict-is-a-matter-of-existence/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-win-or-die-syrian-conflict-is-a-matter-of-existence/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:10:48 +0000 Syria News Wire http://mideastposts.com/?p=28039 SYRIA NEWS WIRE: A new documentary examines both sides of the conflict through the eyes of its combatants. It's a grim story.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-win-or-die-syrian-conflict-is-a-matter-of-existence/feed/ 0 Obama Telephones Putin: Regional Implications of Boston http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-telephones-putin-regional-implications-of-boston/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-telephones-putin-regional-implications-of-boston/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:45:56 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28032 JUAN COLE: It's clear that reverberations from the Boston bombings will spread to Chechnya and beyond. How will it impact the U.S view of Syria?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-telephones-putin-regional-implications-of-boston/feed/ 0 Saudi Student in Boston: “I Did What Everyone Else Did. I Ran” http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-student-in-boston-i-did-what-everyone-else-did-i-ran/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-student-in-boston-i-did-what-everyone-else-did-i-ran/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:41:25 +0000 Rob L. Wagner http://mideastposts.com/?p=28007 ROB L. WAGNER: She thought is was just an accident - a pipe had fallen - but the basic human instinct to get away took over

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-student-in-boston-i-did-what-everyone-else-did-i-ran/feed/ 0 Boston Bombings Unleash ‘Fresh Wave of Islamophobia’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/here-we-go-again-boston-bombings-unleash-islamophobia-wave/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/here-we-go-again-boston-bombings-unleash-islamophobia-wave/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:25:35 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28000 ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: It began even before we discovered that the two perpetrators were indeed of Muslim extraction. It's set to be very ugly again.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/here-we-go-again-boston-bombings-unleash-islamophobia-wave/feed/ 2 Syrian Refugee And Family Receive Kindness of Strangers http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syrian-refugee-and-family-receive-kindness-of-strangers/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syrian-refugee-and-family-receive-kindness-of-strangers/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:25:31 +0000 Mich Cafe http://mideastposts.com/?p=27992 MICH CAFE: It's a touching story that has captured hearts around the world - the story of one woman and her family's flight from Syria to Turkey

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syrian-refugee-and-family-receive-kindness-of-strangers/feed/ 0 Massacres: The Line That Leads from Deir Yassin To Gaza http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/massacres-the-line-that-leads-from-deir-yassin-to-gaza/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/massacres-the-line-that-leads-from-deir-yassin-to-gaza/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:50:34 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=27985 RAMZY BAROUD: The telling of Palestine's recent massacres has generally been in the hands of Israeli writers and historians. Time for a change

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/massacres-the-line-that-leads-from-deir-yassin-to-gaza/feed/ 0 GCC and Korea: When Silence is not Golden http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/gcc-and-korea-when-silence-is-not-golden/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/gcc-and-korea-when-silence-is-not-golden/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:31:39 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=27967 FRANCIS MATTHEW: It is disturbing that the crisis in North Korea is moving forward with very little comment from the Arab world.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/gcc-and-korea-when-silence-is-not-golden/feed/ 0 Boston Cool: Measured Response Required http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/boston-cool-measured-response-required/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/boston-cool-measured-response-required/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:30:22 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=27958 STEVE ROYSTON: So Boston, it seems, has had its 9/11. Not on the scale of the New York attacks, of course. But the shock will be almost as deep.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/boston-cool-measured-response-required/feed/ 0 ‘Come and See A Skeleton’: Response to Issawi’s Invite http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/come-and-see-a-skeleton-response-to-issawis-invite/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/come-and-see-a-skeleton-response-to-issawis-invite/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:46:56 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=27658 IRA GLUNTS, MONDOWEISS: The Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi sent a letter to prominent Israelis inviting them to see him in prison. There have been radically different responses.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/come-and-see-a-skeleton-response-to-issawis-invite/feed/ 0 Egypt Division = Ongoing Despair in Gaza http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/egypts-political-division-means-ongoing-despair-for-gaza/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/egypts-political-division-means-ongoing-despair-for-gaza/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:00:04 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=27649 RAMZY BAROUD: It seemed unthinkable a Muslim Brotherhood government could impose worse conditions on Gaza than Mubarak.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/egypts-political-division-means-ongoing-despair-for-gaza/feed/ 0 From Arab Awakening to ‘Political Stupor’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/arab-awakening-political-stupor/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/arab-awakening-political-stupor/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:05:36 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=27604 FRANCIS MATTHEW: The Arab world is suffering from a lack of secular inspiration: No secular leader or thinker is inspiring the crowds.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/arab-awakening-political-stupor/feed/ 0 Reassessing Margaret Thatcher, 1925 – 2013 http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/reassessing-margaret-thatcher-1925-2013/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/reassessing-margaret-thatcher-1925-2013/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:43:21 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=27591 STEVE ROYSTON: Margaret Thatcher was a divisive politician, and I found myself on the anti-Thatcher side of the divide.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/reassessing-margaret-thatcher-1925-2013/feed/ 0 Applying ‘The Rumsfeld Test’ on the Kingdom http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/known-unknowns-applying-the-rumsfeld-test-to-kingdom/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/known-unknowns-applying-the-rumsfeld-test-to-kingdom/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:16:35 +0000 David Roberts http://mideastposts.com/?p=27551 DAVID ROBERTS: Reading the runes of Saudi Arabia's possible succession is an art, a science and a mystery wrapped in one.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/known-unknowns-applying-the-rumsfeld-test-to-kingdom/feed/ 0 The Fine Art of Political Insult, Bahrain-Style http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-fine-art-of-political-insult-bahrain-style/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-fine-art-of-political-insult-bahrain-style/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:29:37 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=27537 STEVE ROYSTON: Yet another lively debate in the Bahraini parliament this week and the insults were running thick and fast. They follow in a long line distinguished (or not!) company

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-fine-art-of-political-insult-bahrain-style/feed/ 0 Turkey’s Dilemma: Fence-Sitting Not A Viable Option http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/turkeys-dilemma-fence-sitting-not-a-viable-option/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/turkeys-dilemma-fence-sitting-not-a-viable-option/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:45:23 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=27529 RAMZY BAROUD: Turkey's attempt to re-position itself as a fulcrum between East and West has come unstuck...

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/turkeys-dilemma-fence-sitting-not-a-viable-option/feed/ 0 Kafka Visits Cairo: Bassem Youssef’s Interrogation http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/kafka-visits-cairo-bassem-youssefs-interrogation/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/kafka-visits-cairo-bassem-youssefs-interrogation/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:10:50 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=27498 JUAN COLE: 'Explain what you meant by this punchline'. Yes, the surreal became real for Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef this week.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/kafka-visits-cairo-bassem-youssefs-interrogation/feed/ 1 Asmaa’s Mecca Visit: Who Will Make It Happen? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/asmaa-dreams-of-mecca-visit-who-will-make-it-happen/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/asmaa-dreams-of-mecca-visit-who-will-make-it-happen/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:51:31 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=27482 WALAA AL GHUSSEIN, MONDOWEISS: Asmaa lives in a densely populated area, is dangerously ill. She dreams of Mecca...

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/asmaa-dreams-of-mecca-visit-who-will-make-it-happen/feed/ 0 Tangled: The CIA’s Confused Middle East Web http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/tangled-the-cias-confused-middle-east-web/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/tangled-the-cias-confused-middle-east-web/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:16:17 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=27465 FRANCIS MATTHEW: The CIA is in the position of fighting Sunni fighters in Iraq, but supporting them in Syria.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/tangled-the-cias-confused-middle-east-web/feed/ 0 72 Hours With Obama: He’s Israel’s BFF http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/72-hours-with-obama-hes-israels-bff/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/72-hours-with-obama-hes-israels-bff/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:47:41 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=27457 MONDOWEISS: If you had a desire to see the U.S.-Israeli alliance shine, there wasn't a better place than Jerusalem last week.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/72-hours-with-obama-hes-israels-bff/feed/ 0 The King Speaks Frankly. Maybe a Little Too Frankly http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-king-speaks-frankly-maybe-a-little-too-frankly/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-king-speaks-frankly-maybe-a-little-too-frankly/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:27:02 +0000 Naseem Tarawnah http://mideastposts.com/?p=27427 NASEEM TARAWNAH: King Abdullah's recent interview has unleashed a storm of comment. What exactly was he trying to say?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-king-speaks-frankly-maybe-a-little-too-frankly/feed/ 0 ‘Join Us, Israel’: A Radical Proposal for Arab League http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/join-us-israel-a-radical-proposal-for-arab-league/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/join-us-israel-a-radical-proposal-for-arab-league/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:19:57 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=27410 JUAN COLE: Throwing money at Palestine is no substitute for diplomacy so here's a radical idea to bring Israel to the negotiating table

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/join-us-israel-a-radical-proposal-for-arab-league/feed/ 0 Rachel & Rafah: A Legacy of Resistance, Pain & Death http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/rachel-rafah-a-legacy-of-resistance-pain-death/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/rachel-rafah-a-legacy-of-resistance-pain-death/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:04:54 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=27381 RAMZY BAROUD: She is one of many 'martyrs' who've met their demise at the hands of troops in Rafah.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/rachel-rafah-a-legacy-of-resistance-pain-death/feed/ 0 Iran-US Relations Thaw, Politics Continues http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/iran-us-relations-thaw-politics-continues/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/iran-us-relations-thaw-politics-continues/#comments Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:22:29 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=27362 FRANCIS MATTHEW: A technical agreement over the nuclear dispute will only be useful if leaders on both sides want to make a deal.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/iran-us-relations-thaw-politics-continues/feed/ 0 Conference: ‘A Golden Chance’ to Resolve Yemeni Differences http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/conference-a-golden-chance-to-resolve-yemeni-differences/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/conference-a-golden-chance-to-resolve-yemeni-differences/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:38:21 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=27330 ABUBAKR AL SHAHAMI, CGNEWS: Grievances relating back to the civil war in the mid 90s need to be solved to avoid a split Yemen

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/conference-a-golden-chance-to-resolve-yemeni-differences/feed/ 0 Israeli, U.S Detention Policies ‘Damaging Society’ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/detention-policies-in-israel-and-u-s-damage-society/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/detention-policies-in-israel-and-u-s-damage-society/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:28:27 +0000 mai abdul rahman http://mideastposts.com/?p=26760 MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The detention policies that the U.S and Israel are currently pursuing are having a corrosive effect on their own societies

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/detention-policies-in-israel-and-u-s-damage-society/feed/ 0 Divide, Conquer: Attack on Egypt’s ‘Ultras’ Imminent http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/divide-and-conquer-attack-on-egypts-ultras-imminent/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/divide-and-conquer-attack-on-egypts-ultras-imminent/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:43:49 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=26753 JAMES M DORSEY: There appears to be a concerted plan by the Egyptian judiciary and security forces to confront militant football fans. It may, though, backfire.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/divide-and-conquer-attack-on-egypts-ultras-imminent/feed/ 0 Obama The Tourist: Little Hope Among Palestinians http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-the-tourist-little-hope-among-palestinians/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-the-tourist-little-hope-among-palestinians/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:11:23 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=26746 ALLISON DEGER, MONDOWEISS: You won't find many people in Ramallah whose expectations of President Obama's visit are higher than rock bottom

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-the-tourist-little-hope-among-palestinians/feed/ 0 10 Ways the Iraq Conflict has Diminished America http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/10-ways-the-iraq-conflict-has-diminished-america/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/10-ways-the-iraq-conflict-has-diminished-america/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 04:32:47 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=26741 The first set of issues I want to discuss has to do with the harm the war did to the United States. Coming into 2003, the US enjoyed a great deal of sympathy and solidarity from the rest of the world (including Iran) over the al-Qaeda strikes of September 11, 2001. In the aftermath of [...]

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/10-ways-the-iraq-conflict-has-diminished-america/feed/ 0 ‘Roar Like A Mouse’: International Voices on Palestine http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/roar-like-a-mouse-international-voices-on-palestine/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/roar-like-a-mouse-international-voices-on-palestine/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 08:24:04 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=26660 RAMZY BAROUD: 'The facts on the ground' quicken day by day as the voices raised in opposition grow more feeble

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/roar-like-a-mouse-international-voices-on-palestine/feed/ 0 Iraq 10 Years On: The Benefit of Hindsight http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/iraq-10-years-on-the-benefit-of-hindsight/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/iraq-10-years-on-the-benefit-of-hindsight/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 03:54:46 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=26637 In the aftermath of the terrible attack on the World Trade Centre on 9/11, the first reason given was that Saddam Hussain supported Al Qaida, although Saddam had been ruthless in suppressing Islamists. Then Bush and Blair used Saddam’s alleged plan to manufacture and prepare to use weapons of mass destruction. When eventually this reason [...]

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/iraq-10-years-on-the-benefit-of-hindsight/feed/ 1 Uncertainty Undermining Joy of New Freedom http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/uncertainty-undermining-joy-of-new-political-freedoms/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/uncertainty-undermining-joy-of-new-political-freedoms/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:52:01 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=26575 FRANCIS MATTHEW: The positive side of continual political change has got lost in the Arab world. Fear of uncertainty has killed the joy of new political life.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/uncertainty-undermining-joy-of-new-political-freedoms/feed/ 0 Forget Netanyahu, Let’s Speak to Obama Instead http://mideastposts.com/showcase/forget-about-netanyahu-speak-to-obama-instead/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/forget-about-netanyahu-speak-to-obama-instead/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:16:16 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=26458 JEROME SLATER, MONDOWEISS: American Jews concerned about settlement expansion are wasting their breath on Netanyahu.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/forget-about-netanyahu-speak-to-obama-instead/feed/ 0 “5 Broken Cameras”: A True Testament to Courage http://mideastposts.com/showcase/5-broken-cameras-a-testament-to-courage/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/5-broken-cameras-a-testament-to-courage/#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:07:09 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=26428 RAMZY BAROUD: It may not have won the Oscar for which it was nominated but it is a compelling story nonetheless.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/5-broken-cameras-a-testament-to-courage/feed/ 0 ‘Democracy Is Doing’: Egyptians ‘Do It’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/democracy-is-doing-egyptians-do-it-themselves/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/democracy-is-doing-egyptians-do-it-themselves/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:37:35 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=26415 VANESSA BASSIL, CGNEWS: Young Egyptian aren't waiting for 'top down' change. They're taking matters to improve their lives into their own hands

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/democracy-is-doing-egyptians-do-it-themselves/feed/ 0 Syria US Foreign Policy: Assad Seizing Opportunity http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syria-and-the-us-asad-islamists-sieze-opportunity-in-non-intervention/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syria-and-the-us-asad-islamists-sieze-opportunity-in-non-intervention/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:57:02 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=26398 FRANCIS MATTHEW: The problem with this approach is that by going gently, it allows Al Assad to think that he might still win by fighting. And it also places a huge strain on the opposition not ready to fight a long war of attrition.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syria-and-the-us-asad-islamists-sieze-opportunity-in-non-intervention/feed/ 0 ‘Port Said Crisis’ Highlights Morsi’s Issues With Military http://mideastposts.com/showcase/port-said-crisis-highlights-morsis-issues-with-military/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/port-said-crisis-highlights-morsis-issues-with-military/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:44:21 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=26258 JAMES M. DORSEY: As we approach the date when the key findings regarding the Port Said soccer brawl are revealed tension is rising.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/port-said-crisis-highlights-morsis-issues-with-military/feed/ 0 Turkey and Israel: A Thaw’s In the Air http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/turkey-and-israel-a-thaws-in-the-air/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/turkey-and-israel-a-thaws-in-the-air/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:53:07 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=26237 RAMZY BAROUD: There are unmistakeable signs that the atmosphere between Turkey and Israel is becoming distinctly warmer

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/turkey-and-israel-a-thaws-in-the-air/feed/ 0 ‘Talk or Shoot?’: Tunisian Society on a Knife-Edge http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/talk-or-shoot-tunisian-society-on-a-knife-edge/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/talk-or-shoot-tunisian-society-on-a-knife-edge/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 06:29:16 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=26192 LAMIA HATIRA, NURA SULEIMAN, CGNEWS: We don't have a culture of armed conflict but it's possible that we're moving in that direction.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/talk-or-shoot-tunisian-society-on-a-knife-edge/feed/ 0 Death In an Israeli Prison: It’s All Too Routine http://mideastposts.com/showcase/death-in-an-israeli-prison-its-all-too-routine/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/death-in-an-israeli-prison-its-all-too-routine/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:56:30 +0000 mai abdul rahman http://mideastposts.com/?p=26120 MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: The deaths of two individuals detained in Israeli prisons - one Palestinian, one Israeli - have made headlines. But it's a very common occurrence

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/death-in-an-israeli-prison-its-all-too-routine/feed/ 0 A Lesson for Iraq: The Perseverance of Sinbad http://mideastposts.com/showcase/a-lesson-for-iraq-the-perseverance-of-sinbad/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/a-lesson-for-iraq-the-perseverance-of-sinbad/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:22:20 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=26016 RAMZY BAROUD: Ten years on from the onset of the Iraq invasion with all the horror and despair that has accumulated there is hope in the shape of a character from a children's story

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/a-lesson-for-iraq-the-perseverance-of-sinbad/feed/ 0 Thickening Plot: The Curious Case of Prisoner X http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thickening-plot-the-curious-case-of-prisoner-x/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thickening-plot-the-curious-case-of-prisoner-x/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:49:08 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=25988 MONDOWEISS: No wonder Binyamin Netanyahu was so keen to keep a lid on the story behind Ben Zygler. We still have a way to go with the story though

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thickening-plot-the-curious-case-of-prisoner-x/feed/ 0 Winners, Losers in Israeli Election ‘Much Clearer’ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/winners-and-losers-in-israeli-election-much-clearer/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/winners-and-losers-in-israeli-election-much-clearer/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 04:49:54 +0000 Jonathan Cook http://mideastposts.com/?p=25965 JONATHAN COOK: The straightforward narrative adopted by the international media following the results in the Israeli election masks the complex reality

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/winners-and-losers-in-israeli-election-much-clearer/feed/ 0 ‘Renounce Violence’: The Way for Egypt’s Parties http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/renounce-violence-a-clear-way-for-egypts-parties/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/renounce-violence-a-clear-way-for-egypts-parties/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 09:13:40 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=25953 MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The temptation to resort to violence to conduct political discourse needs to stop in Egypt

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/renounce-violence-a-clear-way-for-egypts-parties/feed/ 0 The, ah, ‘Peace Process’ Is On A Road To Nowhere http://mideastposts.com/showcase/the-ah-peace-process-is-on-a-road-to-nowhere/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/the-ah-peace-process-is-on-a-road-to-nowhere/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 05:11:14 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=25920 RAMZY BAROUD: There are whispers about whispers and rumours of various parties prepared to do business but don't expect much to change in the near future

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/the-ah-peace-process-is-on-a-road-to-nowhere/feed/ 0 New Kennedy: Ask Not What He’ll Do for Palestine http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/new-kennedy-ask-not-what-hell-do-for-palestine/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/new-kennedy-ask-not-what-hell-do-for-palestine/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:27:54 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=25886 PHILIP WEISS, MONDOWEISS: A new generation of Kennedy's is set to appear on the political scene. How do they see the Palestine-Israel conflict?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/new-kennedy-ask-not-what-hell-do-for-palestine/feed/ 0 Class Issues ‘At The Heart’ of Tunisian Conflict http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/class-issues-at-the-heart-of-tunisian-conflict/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/class-issues-at-the-heart-of-tunisian-conflict/#comments Sun, 10 Feb 2013 03:56:29 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=25867 JUAN COLE: The assassination of Chokri Belaid has brought tens of thousands Tunisians onto the streets.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/class-issues-at-the-heart-of-tunisian-conflict/feed/ 0 Qatari Silence Feeds ‘Wilder’ Foreign Policy Theories http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/qatari-silence-feeds-wilder-foreign-policy-theories/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/qatari-silence-feeds-wilder-foreign-policy-theories/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:38:13 +0000 David Roberts http://mideastposts.com/?p=25793 DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar's involvement in Mali is subject to some colourful speculation. It's a familiar feeling for the peninsula state.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/qatari-silence-feeds-wilder-foreign-policy-theories/feed/ 0 ‘Charlie’ Had His ‘Angels’, Now Assad Has ‘Lionesses’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/charlie-had-his-angels-now-assad-has-lionesses/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/charlie-had-his-angels-now-assad-has-lionesses/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:29:18 +0000 Mich Cafe http://mideastposts.com/?p=25697 MICH CAFE: It seems to be a common theme among Arab dictators - recruiting women to front up the military in your regime.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/charlie-had-his-angels-now-assad-has-lionesses/feed/ 0 ‘You Have Two Cows…”: Alternative Take on Region http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/you-have-two-cows-alternative-take-on-region/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/you-have-two-cows-alternative-take-on-region/#comments Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:49:52 +0000 Tabsir http://mideastposts.com/?p=25661 KARIM SADJAPOUR, TABSIR: Politically correct it may not be but the 'Two Cows' version of today's Middle East is certainly fun.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/you-have-two-cows-alternative-take-on-region/feed/ 0 ‘Real Gains’ Being Made by Women In Saudi Arabia http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/real-gains-being-made-by-women-in-saudi-arabia/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/real-gains-being-made-by-women-in-saudi-arabia/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:57:58 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=25629 MAHA AKEEL, CGNEWS: The appointment of 30 extremely well-qualified women to the Shura Council is just the latest in a string of recent achievements for Saudi women.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/real-gains-being-made-by-women-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 0 Israeli Election Upset: Good News for Peace? Ah, No. http://mideastposts.com/showcase/israeli-election-upset-good-news-for-peace-ah-no/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/israeli-election-upset-good-news-for-peace-ah-no/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:53:26 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=25594 MONDOWEISS: The surprising blow to Netanyahu suggests good news for Israeli-Palestinian relations. Let's look at Yair Lapid's statements on the issue.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/israeli-election-upset-good-news-for-peace-ah-no/feed/ 0 Obama’s Speech: Is Era of ‘Perpetual War’ Closing? http://mideastposts.com/showcase/obamas-speech-is-era-of-perpetual-war-closing/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/obamas-speech-is-era-of-perpetual-war-closing/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:44:55 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=25569 JUAN COLE: President Obama's inauguration speech is sure to trigger panic among the 'we must have war' crowd. But does he really mean it?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/obamas-speech-is-era-of-perpetual-war-closing/feed/ 0 ‘Why Bother?’: Election ‘Turns Off’ Palestinian-Israelis http://mideastposts.com/showcase/why-bother-election-turns-off-palestinian-israelis/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/why-bother-election-turns-off-palestinian-israelis/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:47:35 +0000 Jonathan Cook http://mideastposts.com/?p=25543 JONATHAN COOK: The overwhelming reaction of most Palestinian-Israelis to the upcoming Israeli election can be summed up in one word - apathy.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/why-bother-election-turns-off-palestinian-israelis/feed/ 0 The Kingdom of Surprises: Engaging With Saudis http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/the-kingdom-of-surprises-engaging-with-saudis/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/the-kingdom-of-surprises-engaging-with-saudis/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:49:05 +0000 David Roberts http://mideastposts.com/?p=25497 DAVID ROBERTS: It's a while since I've left Qatar but the differences between the tiny peninsula state and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are striking

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/the-kingdom-of-surprises-engaging-with-saudis/feed/ 0 ‘Be Optimistic for Egypt’: The Glass Is Half-Full http://mideastposts.com/showcase/be-optimistic-for-egypt-the-glass-is-half-full/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/be-optimistic-for-egypt-the-glass-is-half-full/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:26:12 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=25485 MOUSTAFA MENSHAWY, CGNEWS: You can find dozens of reasons to despair at the state of Egypt but if you look hard enough there are reasons to be cheerful

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/be-optimistic-for-egypt-the-glass-is-half-full/feed/ 0 An ‘Israeli Spring’ for Palestine? The Call Is Out http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/an-israeli-spring-for-palestine-the-call-is-out/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/an-israeli-spring-for-palestine-the-call-is-out/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:39:37 +0000 mai abdul rahman http://mideastposts.com/?p=25419 MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It's a bold move and one that is sure to cause much aggression and derision to be directed his way. What's the story behind the brutality?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/an-israeli-spring-for-palestine-the-call-is-out/feed/ 0 Elias Khoury’s ‘Beautiful Letter’ to Bab Al Shams http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/elias-khourys-beautiful-letter-to-bab-al-shams/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/elias-khourys-beautiful-letter-to-bab-al-shams/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:16:05 +0000 M.-Lynx-Qualey http://mideastposts.com/?p=25416 M. LYNX-QUALEY: The novelist Elias Khoury has written a letter to Palestinians who began building a village on land seized by Israel. A haunting, elegiac letter

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/elias-khourys-beautiful-letter-to-bab-al-shams/feed/ 0 Saudi Death Row: 45 Foreign Maids To Be Executed http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-death-row-45-foreign-maids-to-be-executed/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-death-row-45-foreign-maids-to-be-executed/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:21:51 +0000 Crossroads Arabia http://mideastposts.com/?p=25409 CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi authorities have faced a firestorm of international criticism following the execution of a Sri Lankan maid. It might only be the beginning.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-death-row-45-foreign-maids-to-be-executed/feed/ 0 The Other Peace Process: The One That’s Alive http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-other-peace-process-the-one-thats-alive/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-other-peace-process-the-one-thats-alive/#comments Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:41:39 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=25382 KADI ZAHALKA, RABBI DR RON KRONISH: The so-called political peace process has been going nowhere for a long time. There is an alternative

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-other-peace-process-the-one-thats-alive/feed/ 0 Ex-Shin Bet Directors ‘Stick It’ To Netanyahu in Movie http://mideastposts.com/showcase/ex-shin-bet-directors-stick-it-to-netanyahu-in-movie/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/ex-shin-bet-directors-stick-it-to-netanyahu-in-movie/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:14:05 +0000 Richard Silverstein http://mideastposts.com/?p=25329 RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: When in office they're ramrod straight security hawks but once they leave they suddenly become 'seers'. But the criticism is unusual in its vehemence

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/ex-shin-bet-directors-stick-it-to-netanyahu-in-movie/feed/ 0 He’s Obama’s Man But Will AIPAC Take On Hagel? http://mideastposts.com/showcase/obamas-choice-will-aipac-take-on-hagel/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/obamas-choice-will-aipac-take-on-hagel/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:19:22 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=25307 PHILIP WEISS: The widely floated possibility of Chuck Hagel's nomination as Defence Secretary looks a reality. Who will fight against it?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/obamas-choice-will-aipac-take-on-hagel/feed/ 0 Israel’s ‘Journey to the Right’ Is Set To Continue http://mideastposts.com/showcase/israels-journey-to-the-right-is-set-to-continue/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/israels-journey-to-the-right-is-set-to-continue/#comments Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:15:09 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=25273 KIRK BEATTIE, INFORMED COMMENT: The ultimate Middle East nightmare - a small group of religious extremists in charge of nuclear weapons could happen soon - in Israel.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/israels-journey-to-the-right-is-set-to-continue/feed/ 0 ‘Stuck’ and ‘Knotted’: Where Jordan Is Today http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/stuck-and-knotted-where-jordan-stands-today/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/stuck-and-knotted-where-jordan-stands-today/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:17:17 +0000 Naseem Tarawnah http://mideastposts.com/?p=25257 NASEEM TARAWNAH: There is a sense of crisis in Jordan but it's a sense that has led to paralysis in all sectors of society. So what does 2013 hold?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/stuck-and-knotted-where-jordan-stands-today/feed/ 0 ‘Moral Giants’: Israel’s ‘Freethinkers’ are its Liberators http://mideastposts.com/showcase/moral-giants-israels-freethinkers-are-its-liberators/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/moral-giants-israels-freethinkers-are-its-liberators/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:54:39 +0000 mai abdul rahman http://mideastposts.com/?p=25037 MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: They are a powerful force within Israeli society and their courage is deeply appreciated by Palestinian activists

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/moral-giants-israels-freethinkers-are-its-liberators/feed/ 0 For ‘Tribal Areas’ Read ‘Wild West’: Myth and Reality http://mideastposts.com/showcase/for-tribal-areas-read-wild-west-myth-and-reality/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/for-tribal-areas-read-wild-west-myth-and-reality/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:50:54 +0000 Tabsir http://mideastposts.com/?p=25023 KHALED FATTAH, TABSIR: There is a lazy shorthand in much Western reporting on the Middle East, particularly when it comes to describing the influence of tribes

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/for-tribal-areas-read-wild-west-myth-and-reality/feed/ 3 2012: Top 10 Developments in the Middle East http://mideastposts.com/showcase/2012-top-10-developments-in-the-middle-east/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/2012-top-10-developments-in-the-middle-east/#comments Sun, 30 Dec 2012 08:21:50 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=25008 JUAN COLE: It's been another extraordinary year across the Middle East. Here is my take on the most significant changes this year

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/2012-top-10-developments-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 ‘No Christmas, New Year Parties. Jewish Symbols Only’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/no-to-christmas-new-year-parties-jewish-symbols-only/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/no-to-christmas-new-year-parties-jewish-symbols-only/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 07:22:12 +0000 Jonathan Cook http://mideastposts.com/?p=24999 JONATHAN COOK: A heavy hand is being applied to those hotels and hostelries in Nazareth that seek to make Christian residents and visitors welcome

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/no-to-christmas-new-year-parties-jewish-symbols-only/feed/ 0 Samer Issawi’s Story: A Hunger Striker’s Tale http://mideastposts.com/showcase/samers-issawis-story-a-hunger-strikers-tale/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/samers-issawis-story-a-hunger-strikers-tale/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:39:13 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=24965 MONDOWEISS: He has been on hunger strike for more than 150 days. Still his story is not heard

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/showcase/samers-issawis-story-a-hunger-strikers-tale/feed/ 0 Morsi’s Victory: But At What Cost to Egypt’s Future? http://mideastposts.com/showcase/morsis-victory-but-at-what-cost-to-egypts-future/ http://mideastposts.com/showcase/morsis-victory-but-at-what-cost-to-egypts-future/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:48:13 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=24956 JUAN COLE: A deeply polarized country must face the reality that Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood cadre have scored an overwhelming victory.

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