
In 2009, approximate statistics showed that the number of Palestinians in the diaspora was nearly 6 million people; 5 million in Arab countries, and the remaining million in Europe, Canada and the Americas
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StudiesPalestinian Refugees in Egypt
In 2009, approximate statistics showed that the number of Palestinians in the diaspora was nearly 6 million people; 5 million in Arab countries, and the remaining million in Europe, Canada and the Americas
Israel Fears Hamas Planning Armed Action in West Bank
If Israel could go back to October 2011, it may not have proceeded with the prisoner exchange deal with Hamas and released more than 1,000 prisoners — including senior Hamas officials — in exchange for the liberation of the soldier Gilad Shalit.
Palestine and the ICC
If the ICC would have jurisdiction only over future war crimes, who could argue against Palestinian membership?
The refugees within the refugees
In March 2013, Bushra a 19-year-old Syrian mother of two, walked into a refugee camp in Tripoli, Lebanon. She symbolically became the one millionth refugee to flee Syria’s devastating civil war.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar's Idea of Aid
It is not the failure of the Saudi Arabia and Qatar to "step up" that will foment extremism in the Middle East; rather, it is they who are fomenting it.
Real Complexities Face Palestine At The ICC
There's a great deal of talk going these days attributed to unnamed senior Palestinian official sources, and many others, about Palestine seeking redress at the International Criminal Court at The Hague if peace talks with Israel remain stalled
Israeli settlements at core of conflict
On his short helicopter ride from Jerusalem to the West Bank, President Barack Obama is flying over sprawling Jewish settlements...
Where is the Syrian conflict heading?
It has been two years since the start of the Syrian conflict. What began with peaceful demonstrations in the streets of Deraa has morphed into a nationwide conflict with sectarian, ethnic and regional overtones
Embracing Transition in Syria
Time and again we have repeated that the Arab revolutions are without vision, without ideology and without leaders; that youth discovered or invented the strategy to bring down authoritarianism, but that no one knows where we are going.
What Does the US Want in Syria?
While Israeli interests are paramount in US Middle East policy, including towards Egypt, the better theory is that the goals of Washington and Tel Aviv are aligned in removing Assad.
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