Month / November 30, 2012
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Number 194*
Yesterday, thousands took to the streets of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Facebookistan to celebrate Palestine’s acceptance in the UN as a non-member state. Some of my friends on Facebook congratulated the people of Palestine on becoming the newest state. Perhaps the UN vote is the beginning of a new chapter, giving Palestine more leverage on the international…
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A Cease-fire in Context
Last week, Israel and Gaza reached a new ceasefire deal. That sort of sentence has appeared in print too many times to mean anything of substance. But, for the sake of being optimistic, let’s say for a second that this deal is different, and that it is a genuine step towards a lasting peace. The…
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