Egypt

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The Camp David treaty is not a sacred text

by Khalid Amayreh January 4, 2012

Is it a pre-condition to recognize Israel in order to govern? This is not possible, no matter what the circumstances are. We don’t recognize Israel at all. It is a criminal occupier.

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The Washington – “Moderate Islam” Alliance: Containing Rebellion Defending Empire

by James Petras December 16, 2011

The West have agreed to a kind of “power-sharing’ with Islamist parties. The Islamists would be responsible for imposing orthodox economic policies and re-establishing ‘order’ in partnership with pro-multinational bank economists and pro US-EU generals and security officials. In exchange the Islamists could take certain ministries, appoint their members, finance electoral clientele among the poor and push their ‘moderate’ religious, social and cultural agenda.

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From Saigon to Cairo – Escapes on Helicopter skids

by Antoine Raffoul September 15, 2011

From Saigon to Cairo, there exists a geographical line which, if drawn accurately, will pass through Sharm-El-Sheikh.

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Rep. Erik Paulsen Meets Israeli War Criminal [Satire]

by Mantiq al-Tayr August 30, 2011

Minnesota House member Erik Paulsen (Likud) continues his hasbara work on behalf of the State of Israel doing so via the funding of the AIEF which is a US tax-deductible arm of AIPAC.

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Avnery Reveals: The Return of the Generals

by James M. Wall August 22, 2011

Why, indeed, is Israel bombing Gaza? The Israeli public must be persuaded that Palestinians are not to be trusted. Israel is in danger of losing the September 20 vote for Palestinian statehood in the UN General Assembly.

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Netanyahu and the Border Incident: The Return of the Generals

by Uri Avnery August 21, 2011

With a sigh of relief, Netanyahu returned to his usual stance. Here he was, surrounded by generals, the he-man, the resolute fighter, the Defender of Israel.

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Israel’s Changed Agenda?

by SR Editor August 20, 2011

How to change public agenda and focus?
Attack buses in Israeli Negev, and all at once Israel’s Air Force took off for Rafah and made the hit. Israel in war!

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From Arab Spring to jobless summers

by Paul J. Balles August 16, 2011

Few young people consider what effect their protests will have. Little heed gets paid by these youthful protesters to the cost of their revolutionary zeal. They blithely ignore the disaster their activities have caused to their national economies.

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Let Us Sail to Gaza

by Stephen Lendman July 7, 2011

Whether or not flotillas reach Gaza, Israel lost the war. The whole world knows what America’s media won’t report, and what growing numbers of Jews condemn. Many, in fact, express disgust about a lawless nation in their name.

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The Flotilla embodies the Arab Spring spirit

by Yousef Munayyer July 5, 2011

When fundamentally unjust situations are left unaddressed by states, the people must step in. As the collective punishment of 1.5 millions civilians persists, it’s time to ask yourself: which side are you on?

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The West Is Terrified of Arabic Democracies

by SR Editor June 24, 2011

Both Bush and Obama are terrified of the Arab spring. And there is a very sensible reason for that. They don’t want democracies in the Arab world. If Arab public opinion had any influence on policy, the US and Britain had been tossed out of the Middle East. That’s why they are terrified of democracies in the region.

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Forty-Four Years of Occupation

by Stephen Lendman June 4, 2011

Palestine “has been under criminal occupation for 44 years. During that time, (Israel) committed the worst crimes against humanity, violating every international instrument. The occupier has killed tens of thousands of our struggling people, most of them defenseless civilians. There have been over 800,000 instances of imprisonment. Tens of thousands of people have been injured,” 30% left with permanent disabilities.

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Egypt and Israel heading for crisis

by Jonathan Cook May 7, 2011

Jonathan Cook argues that post-Mubarak Egypt’s reassessment of its policies towards Israel and the Palestinians is plunging the Zionist state into a mood of deep depression and anxiety.

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BREAKING NEWS: Israeli Embassy in Cairo Under Siege

by SR Editor April 9, 2011

Just when the Palestinians in Gaza thought they were facing this new Israeli attacks alone and with their backs against the wall, they found out they forgot, over the years, that they had brothers in Egypt who are willing not only to accompany them in their struggle against Israel but to protect their backs as well.

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Roots of the Arab Revolts and Premature Celebrations

by James Petras March 3, 2011

Street-based movements lack the organization and leadership to project, let alone impose a new political or social order. Their power is found in their ability to pressure existing elites and institutions, not to replace the state and economy. Hence the surprising ease with which the US, Israeli and EU backed Egyptian military were able to seize power and protect the entire rentier state and economic structure while sustaining their ties with their imperial mentors.

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