Obama as an Arab reformer

As the American President has said, the mass demonstrations all over the Arab world do in fact indicate more than anything else "a longing of freedom" that has been building up for years. --- Salman Masalha Obama as an Arab reformer If we ignore the reference to the Israeli-Palestinian...

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Vivian Eden | EGYPT ON TELEVISION

Vivian Eden EGYPT ON TELEVISION We watch Egypt on television just one country away. Off the screen, down the side streets behind closed windows and doors many people wait. The television tells them truth and lies.They watch the footage shot on high:Tops of men’s heads all look the same,like lentils for sorting on a plate.Where is my husband, my...

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Alexander Yakobson | Who's afraid of equality?

Alexander YakobsonWho's afraid of equality?Why won't writer Emile Habibi, an Israeli Prize laureate, appear on one of the banknotes bearing the likenesses of writers, asked Salman Masalha ("Shekels as tools of the regime," April 24 ). He was immediately attacked by belligerent commenters, sending him off to Gaza and swearing in the name of the Jewish...

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A Feeble Middle East

The rise of Shi’ite Islam under Iran’s leadership necessitated encouragement to Sunni Islam, to step into the breach versus Iran. The conclusion was simple: From the Arab world – which is mostly Sunni – no salvation will come either for the Arab world or for the Western world. Salman Masalha A Feeble Middle East The king of terror is dead. He...

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