Three churches just scored a rare victory against the Israeli occupation.

Three churches just scored a rare victory against the Israeli occupation.

The metal detector fiasco at al-Aqsa compound is the latest step in Israel’s gradual encroachment on Palestinian land.

Nobody holds the moral high ground and nobody can pretend to be innocent of the crimes perpetrated.
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Shimon Peres argued that peace is an Israeli need and not a favour to Arabs or Palestinians.
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Can we mend the existential fault line rupturing our continent, or are we witnessing its subliminal atomisation?
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We are at a crossroads and our politicians are far more invested in their power-based bubbles than in true leadership.
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Euro-scepticism is on the rise again and the European dream seems to be receding from people’s imaginations.
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Europe is hopelessly caught up in a vortex of two polarities – democracy or stability.
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Obama clearly doesn’t think that emotional arguments should influence his administration’s decisions.

We are nowhere near the end of this odyssey.
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