Posted on Fri, January 21, 2011 at 02:45 am CET
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Hamas Exploiting Tunisian ‘Intifada’ as Islamist Challenge to Arab Nationalism

Hamas spokesmen (mostly unofficial) praise the popular Tunisian intifada (uprising) and expect a domino effect to lead to the downfall of Mahmoud Abbas and other pro-Western “dictatorial regimes.” However… Continue reading

Topics: Hamas • Islamic Countries • Islamism • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Fri, November 19, 2010 at 10:17 am CET
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After The Yom Kippur War

In July 1972, the Egyptian President announced that he had asked the Soviet government to withdraw its “advisers” from Egypt. The reason, he said, was that the Soviets had refused his requests for more sophisticated weapons with which to attack Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Islamic Countries • Israel • Israel Defense Forces • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • The Middle East 
Posted on Thu, November 11, 2010 at 18:35 pm CET
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Palestinians Commemorate the Sixth Anniversary of Arafat’s Death

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday commemorated the sixth anniversary of late leader Yasser Arafat’s death and asserted the Palestinians right to petition the United Nations Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state if Israel refuses to halt settlement… Continue reading

Topics: Fatah • Israel • Israeli–Palestinian Conflict • Palestine Liberation Organization • Peace Process • United States of America 
Posted on Sun, May 23, 2010 at 21:44 pm CEST
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Fatah

The movement, which espoused a Palestinian nationalist ideology in which Palestine would be liberated by the actions of Palestinians, was founded in 1958 or 1959 by members of the Palestinian… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Fatah • Jew-Hatred • Palestinian Authority • Tunisia