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Iran’s Regional Policy: A Fresh Start?

... willingness to mend and expand their relationship. In fact, Chairman of Hamas Political Bureau Khaled Mashal announced that his organization was eager to see links with Iran return to their pre-war level [13] . The two sides were also motivated by the Israeli Army’s unprecedentedly lengthy and bloody operation in the Gaza Strip. According to Iran’s Rahbar Ali Khamenei, it was the Israeli attack on the Palestinian territory that pushed them to smoothing over the differences. He also appealed ...

16.12.2014

All Quiet on the Palestine-Israel Front

... police. The international community, including Russia, vehemently condemned this monstrous act of terrorism. Irrespective of the motive, murdering peaceful citizens is a crime that cannot be justified by any political or religious aims. Naturally, the Israeli authorities responded in their traditional manner by issuing orders to demolish the attackers’ houses, deport their relatives and reinforce police and security forces in East Jerusalem. Although the global media coverage of the tensions ...

04.12.2014

Dangerous Escalation in Jerusalem: Who Could Win?

... consultant and journalist, Al Arabiya news regular contributor. The tension in Jerusalem, if it remains unchanged, may lead to serious security deterioration and possibly to an outbreak of a third Palestinian uprising or Intifada. Yoram Cohen, Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief, recently captured the gravity of the situation when he warned members of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) against changing the status quo on the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount), in order to avoid sparking a religious war....

28.11.2014

Moscow treads lightly in Gaza

The confrontation between Israel and Hamas, now in a renewed outburst of violence, has caught the international community by surprise and underlined, once again, the urgency of finding a solution to the Palestinian issue. While the population of the Arab and Islamic world has ...

25.07.2014

The Downing of MH17 – A Perspecitve of Intrigue or the “HALO Effect”?

... watching the news broadcasts on the 18th morning at 1.30am. My 82 year old mother woke-up at this time after hearing the TV. She became extremely distraught after watching the news. We had a discussion and she said “Eugene – they, the USA and ISRAEL, did this to distract the World from the Bombing and Invasion of GAZA, Palestine by the Regime of Israel. She said, you were abroad and just returned last night, you did not see that our Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia, announced again full support ...

24.07.2014

Palestine-Israel Talks: Temporary Deadlock or Total Failure?

Russia and the United States in the Negotiation Process Once again Israelis and Palestinians are at the crossroads between negotiations and peace process crisis, between a lasting peace agreement and political stagnation. Establishment of the two states is still the main goal, requiring from both sides concessions that ...

23.07.2014

Islam, the hidden “I” in BRICS

... assassinated by Islamic Jihad in 1981, the same year that the Reagan administration in Washington concluded the world’s largest arms deal with Saudi Arabia (including five AWACS electronic intelligence aircraft sold over the objection of the vaunted Israel lobby). The irregular military operation known as “Charlie Wilson’s War” empowered the Mujaheddin and Al Qaeda to push Soviet forces out of Afghanistan creating an opportunity for Usama bin Laden to master irregular warfare. Washington’s ...

14.07.2014

Predicting critical events, an institutional challenge.

“Close your eyes and you’re not sure if it’s an Israeli or a Saudi speaking.” That’s what Daniel Levy, Middle East director at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), told The New York Times in an article dated March 31st. The ECFR, which has called for a greater role for Al ...

22.05.2014

Ethnicity and Violence in the Modern World: the Case of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Authors: Vitaly Naumkin, Anastasia Voronkova This article explores the relationship between ethnic identity and violent conflict focusing primarily on the Israeli-Palestinian case. Drawing on a wide array of ethnic conflicts and framing theories we suggest that the ethnic frame is the most widely acceptable and easily legitimating tool in contemporary conflicts. We further sketch an inventory of framing ...

24.04.2014
 

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