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British Parliament to debate motion to recognize Palestine
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,...
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Israeli cabinet approves controversial “Jewish state” bill
The daughters of Fadel Mohammed Halawa, 32, who was shot dead by Israeli forces near the border in northern Gaza, react upon hearing the news of their father’s death as they return home from school in...
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Nabil Elaraby: Attitudes to Palestinian statehood are changing
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian issue has been at the heart of the Arab League since the formation of the organization in 1945,...
View ArticleOpinion: The Illusion of American Naivety
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...
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Erekat: Palestinian Authority will pursue UN statehood bid alone if necessary
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...
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Palestinians ready for further negotiations on UN resolution
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2014. (EPA/Justin Lane) Washington and Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinians are...
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Palestinian UN statehood resolution to be amended: sources
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2014. (EPA/Justin Lane) Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Palestinian leadership has agreed to...
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Palestinians join International Criminal Court
In this file photo taken Tuesday, April 29, 2014, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting with Palestinian businessmen from East Jerusalem to set up a national fund to support the...
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Palestinians file Israeli war crime suit with ICC: official
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting to sign more than 20 international treaties, including the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on...
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ICC opens investigation into Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A plume of smoke rises from buildings after an Israeli airstrike in the eastern part of Gaza City on August 22, 2014. (AFP/Roberto Schmidt) Amsterdam, Reuters—The International Criminal Court (ICC)...
View ArticleMubarak resisted US pressure to give up the Sinai: The Secret Files
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Towards the end of his tenure, ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resisted pressures from Washington to cede Egyptian … continue reading Mubarak...
View ArticleGaza ceasefire takes effect as Palestinians celebrate
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Gaza and Jerusalem, Reuters—A ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at ending their seven-week conflict in Gaza went … continue reading Gaza ceasefire...
View ArticleBritish public opinion shifts after latest Gaza war
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. London, Asharq Al-Awsat—While the skies over Gaza have fallen silent, the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians for global public … continue reading British public opinion...
View ArticleOpinion: Hamas and the Delusion of Victory
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. While victory has a thousand fathers, defeat is always an orphan. The Latin proverb came to my mind the other … continue reading Opinion: Hamas and the Delusion of Victory
View ArticleResistance, Perseverance and Hope
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. London, Asharq Al-Awsat—In 2011, award-winning Canadian photographer and filmmaker Afzal Huda was commissioned to take photographs of Palestine’s separation wall … continue...
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