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| Jordan’s Government Dissolved, Again |
by Rachelle Kliger on
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
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The Jordanian cabinet resigned on April 5, 2005 by request of King ‘Abdallah II for the third time in five years. ‘Abdallah has been increasingly unhappy with the function of his government, especially after last month’s Arab League summit in Algiers, when the Jordanian delegation failed to push forward its peace initiative. The king was also not satisfied with the way the government dealt with a recent diplomatic spat with Iraq. King ‘Abdallah was criticized by.....
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| Middle East Media Mourns Pope |
by Rachelle Kliger on
Monday, April 04, 2005
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In the diverse Middle East, few historical figures have been capable of bridging the fissures between the abundant nations, tribes, ethnic factions and religious groups. Pope John Paul II, it would seem, was of this unique ilk. Both the Arabic and Hebrew press lamented his death on Saturday and depicted him as a man of peace whose heart went out to the deprived and the oppressed. The coverage of his death in the Middle East media.....
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| Tehran's Televisual Tirade |
by Yaniv Berman on
Sunday, April 03, 2005
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Conspiracy theories with Israel as their focal point are well entrenched in the Arab world. New editions of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion for instance, are still being published in many countries, including Egypt, with which Israel signed a peace agreement over two decades ago. However, Iranian satellite TV station Al-'Alam does not believe the flames are high enough. The TV station, which broadcasts in Arabic to the Arab world, recently aired.....
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| Freedom of expression: France vs. Iran |
by Yaniv Berman on
Thursday, March 17, 2005
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On February 10, 2005 the French High Council for Radio and Television, CSA (Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel), banned the Iranian satellite TV network Sahar from broadcasting in France. It accused the station of anti-Semitism, stating it has systematically mocked Israelis and Jews by broadcasting the Iranian series Zahra's Blue Eyes and the Syrian-produced series A-Shatat. More than a month has passed, and Iran is still furious about the decision. The Iranian regime does not.....
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| Hizbullah gains more power in Lebanon |
by Yaniv Berman on
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
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Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on March 8 in Riya'd A-'Sulh square in Beirut, in a mass demonstration to show their support of the Syrian presence in Lebanon. This was undoubtedly the largest demonstration Lebanon has seen in recent years; and it certainly overshadowed all the opposition protests that have been held since the death of former prime minister Rafiq Al-Hariri on February 14, 2005. This show of strength was probably orchestrated behind the.....
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| Who's responsible for the Tel Aviv bombing? |
by Yaniv Berman on
Sunday, February 27, 2005
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Usually when a terror attack occurs, various groups claim responsibility, trying to capitalize on the 'success.' When it comes to terror against Israel, it is even more apparent: the three major Palestinian groups – Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah's Al-Aq'sa Martyrs Brigades – are fighting for popularity in the Palestinian street, and more than once have claimed responsibility for attacks they did not perpetrate. In contrast, in the couple of days following the Tel Aviv.....
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| Lebanon's future in jeopardy |
by Yaniv Berman on
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
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On February 14, 2005 a massive explosion in Lebanon's capital cast the country – and the region as a whole – into turmoil. Twelve people lost their lives in the bombing, including former prime minister Rafiq Al-Hariri. Between 1975 and 1989, Lebanon was gripped by a devastating civil war, which was ended, in large part due to Al-Hariri's own efforts, with the Ta'if Agreement. His death, experts fear, might throw Lebanon into yet another.....
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| The Iraqi elections are over… now what? |
by Yaniv Berman on
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
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On January 30, 2005 some 8.5 million Iraqis (59 percent of all eligible voters) went to the polls to elect their parliamentary representatives, for the first time in their lives. On February 13, the Electoral Committee announced the results. It took the two committee members a full 36 minutes to read through the long list of results from all the Iraqi provinces, but it seemed they were proud to do so. The.....
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| ‘Abbas presses for media freedom |
by Rachelle Kliger on
Monday, February 07, 2005
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The Palestinian media may be in for some major changes now that a new chairman is calling the shots. In the years when Yassir Arafat was chairman of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.), the Palestinian media became accustomed to a rigid method of reporting, inevitably revolving around what the leader said, who he met, where he went and the status of his health. With Arafat’s death there are signals suggesting that the newly-elected chairman.....
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| Waiting for the next round of violence |
by Yaniv Berman on
Thursday, January 20, 2005
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Israel is in desperate need of a Palestinian partner. But more than that, Israel desperately needs the Palestinians to be united, and for all the factions to adhere to one legitimate authority. With one central authority, Israel can talk. With multiple authorities, it cannot. What is happening in the Palestinian territories, however, is far from Israel's ideal. The Palestinian people democratically elected their leader, Mahmoud 'Abbas, but as in any.....
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