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ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine November 24, 2008

Gaza: A Human Tragedy Under Siege

The Gaza Strip has been living under an Israeli 16-month-old despicable siege, which is now reaching its most harshly shocking pinnacle. In addition to blocking the flow of food, medical
ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

Democratic advantage in multipolar world

Suggestions that the incoming U.S. administration might abandon a Freedom Agenda that “overpromised and underperformed” may be unnecessarily alarmist. But the Washington Post cautions that while welcoming more humility, caution
ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

POMED: This Week’s Events

Monday, November 24, 2008 All Day: MESA Annual Conference 12:30pm GWU: From Nakhbah to Ghurbah: The Palestinian Diaspora and
ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

Religious Freedom in Bahrain?

In the Daily News Egypt, Ron Kampeas writes that Bahrain “is softly encouraging the US-led push for democratization in the Middle East as the means toward stabilization.” In showcasing his
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine November 24, 2008

Israel-Palestine Deal “Not Possible”

In the Jerusalem Post, Aaron David Miller argues that “an [Israeli-Palestinian] agreement now or perhaps for the foreseeable future that resolves conclusively the four core issues (borders, Jerusalem, refugees and
ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

POMED Notes: Middle East Institute’s 62nd Annual Conference

On Friday November 21st, the Middle East Institute held its 62nd annual conference entitled, “US Middle East Policy: Pathways to Renewal.” Speakers included Aitzaz Ahsan, Senior Advocate of the Supreme
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine November 24, 2008

Khudari: Limited quantities of fuel, food did not change the tragic conditions

MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular anti siege committee, on Monday said that the tragic conditions and the people’s suffering in Gaza did not change after the Israeli
ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

Ideology vs. pragmatism: Is one more important than the other?

At Democracy Arsenal, Shadi Hamid makes the reasonable (though, to me, not entirely persuasive) point that foreign policy viewpoints are not conducive to "left-right" labeling because, for many key debates,
ActivitesHuman RightsMB News November 24, 2008

Cairo French Consulate Denies Khaled Hamza Visa to Attend ACHR Meeting in Paris

The Arab Commission for Human Rights (ACHR) denounced the decision by the French Consulate in Cairo to deny ikhwanweb editor Khaled Hamza a visa to attend the ACHR meeting in
MB BlogsYouth November 24, 2008

Missing Blogger Detained by Interior Ministry Decision

Egyptian Ministry of Interior issued an arrest warrant on Monday against internet blogger Mohamed Adel after his relatives had filed two complaints to the Prosecutor General against the blogger’s disappearance