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If Israel wants to be treated like a normal state, it should act like one

On By kamelhawwashIn Coloumns, house demolitions, IDF, Israel, Media, Occupation, Palestine, Peace process, Right of Return, SettlementsLeave a comment

This article first appeared on the Middle East Monitor on 29/8/2016 Image from the Mddle East Monitor Israel is not a normal state, but has craved to be treated as such ever since its creation in historic Palestine, against the will of the indigenous Palestinian people, in 1948. It sometimes claims its legitimacy from the …

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Hey Israel, give Palestinians a sporting chance

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First published by the Middle East Eye on 11/8/2016 The troubles of the Middle East have followed the Olympic flame to Rio de Janeiro for the Brazilian games. An early controversy erupted even before the teams reached the Maracana Stadium. The Lebanese and Israeli delegations clashed when the organisers planned for the two teams to …

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