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DIPLOMACY OR BIAS? RESPONDING TO A FORMER AMBASSADOR’S VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST
Recently, a former ambassador to Israel posted a lengthy message on social media, quickly republished by a pro-Israel website in what appeared to be a coordinated effort. Compelled to respond, I found his message
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DEAL OR NO DEAL, IS THERE A QUESTION? PALESTINE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Introduction Our life has been closer to a sci-fi movie than to reality these past few months. News of the virus spreading across the globe, countries struggling to respond, news of death and recovery,
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HAGIA SOPHIA CONTROVERSY: THE CHANGING STATUS OF THE HISTORICAL SANCTUARY
Introduction After a court decision that made the 1934 Presidential decree made by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk void, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Istanbul’s famous and historical sanctuary and museum Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia)[1]
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ISRAEL’S ‘PROTECTIVE EDGE’: WHY NOW?
A new Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, not the first and won’t be the last if the political equation in that region does not change. Throughout the previous aggressions Israel launched on the
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THE PALESTINIAN NATIONAL RECONCILIATION: REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL IMPLICATIONS
Palestinian success in burying a seven-year division has surpassed its domestic effects and has, without a doubt, regional and international implications. With the Palestinian unity government, the relationships between the Palestinians and Israelis on
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PALESTINE, ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH STATE
While analyses have abounded examining the details of the “secret” talks and evaluating the positions of the negotiating parties in the Middle East peace process, prominent Israeli writers have intensified their efforts, on “Israel’s
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TURKEY’S FOREIGN POLICY NEEDS A RESET
Turkey’s current situation proves that the AKP’s foreign policy approach has roundly failed. When they rose to power in 2002, Turkey’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made a
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