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Egypt-Hamas rapprochement said to be helped by AlQaeda intelligence

Al-Quds al-Arabi devotes its lead story this morning to an explanation why the Egyptian government has abandoned its original aim of eliminating Hamas control of the Gaza Strip, and is

Anger and lack of confidence prevails in the Palestinian Street:

Palestinian Public Opinion Poll No. (24) Anger and lack of confidence prevails in the Palestinian Street: While Popularity of Hamas Decreases, and Status of Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmud Abbas Declines,

Our second biggest mistake in the Middle East

The situation in Gaza is dangerous, and the danger is that Hamas will take over and turn Gaza into “Hamastan” – into a kingdom of thugs, murderers, terrorists, poverty and

Ten reasons to talk to Hamas

1. Diplomacy is not mainly about talking to people you agree with, but to people you disagree with. 2. They won a free and fair parliamentary election in 2006. Fateh’s

Hamas, the US big media, and the world

Ahmed Yousef, a senior political advisor to recently ousted Palestinian Ismail Haniyeh, scored an impressive double victory today by having slightly different op-ed articles published in both the WaPo and

Understanding the Palestinian crisis

I have been scouring the web, trying to gain a deeper understanding of what’s been going on in Palestine. So far, the very best account and analysis that I’ve found

Egyptian Press Election Kicks Off, No MB Attitude Yet

Preparations are underway for holding the elections of the Egyptian Press Syndicate to elect a new board and a new head for the journalists during the next period. Asked whether the

Labor protest in Alexandria

While walking in the street Alexandrian blogger Moneer unexpectedly bumped into a protest by Tersanet Iskandriya (Alexandria Arsenal) retired workers, who accepted an early buyout, only to get ripped off

Police threatens Mahalla labor leaders

State Security has been summouning on a daily basis Ghazl el-Mahalla labor leaders, including Mohamed el-Attar and Sayyed Habib, for hours of interrogation before and following the

Phone threats against bloggers continue…

Blogojournalist Wael Abbas recorded the recent phone threats against him…