OPINION

Europe should call Israel’s bluff

Ending the Israeli occupation and Jewish colonization of Palestinian land would earn struggling EU much-needed Arab goodwill.

Writers: Stuart Reigeluth and Dimitris Bouris

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Israel still occupies and isolates Gaza

A kidnapped soldier has been returned for over a 1,000 Palestinians but Tel Aviv continues to fall back on the fact that Hamas is still in power.

Writers: Stuart Reigeluth and Dimitris Bouris

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EU-Gaza mission on the beach

Gaza is very close to Europe, geographically. The Europeans were there for a very brief period of our contemporary history to help monitor the Rafah crossing point between Gaza and Egypt. Some still remain parked on the Israeli seafront waiting to engage again, eventually. The EU Border Assistance Management (BAM) has been downsized to a [...]

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Reconstructing the Gaza Strip

Despite the dire situation in Gaza, the Palestinians are finding holes in the siege to reconstruct with financial assistance coming most of all from the Arabian Gulf countries.

Writer: Stuart Reigeluth

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Palestinian paradigm shift

The agreement of national reconciliation is long overdue for the Palestinian people but comes more out of necessity for Hamas and Fatah –both of which are drifting towards a new paradigm.

Writer: Stuart Reigeluth

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Barcelona: Smart City

Barcelona is set to become a zero emissions metropolis and a model “urban habitat” with more energy efficient buildings, hybrid public transport and renewable water management. Look for the special 10-page city feature on Barcelona in Revolve’s Winter issue!

Writer: Stuart Reigeluth

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Israel: a security state forever?

It’s a system based on the gated-community concept in which safety is behind walls protected by soldiers and video cameras. It’s about lucrative deals and the plethora of companies involved in the military industry. Israel is a security state.

Writer: Stuart Reigeluth

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Violence is not the answer

In more ways than one, 9/11 revealed to the world that recurrent acts of militancy could damage chances of creating a place called Palestine. There is no doubt that religious, Israeli and secular acts of militancy have tarnished the image of the Palestinians and the chances of [...]

Writer: Stuart Reigeluth

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The fruits of Palestinian diplomacy

Diplomacy goes for nought with Israel: Tel Aviv hardly respects the UN as an international institution and could care less about Palestinian statehood.

Writer: Stuart Reigeluth

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Sabotage is name of Israeli game

Palestinians have put ‘Flotilla II’ in the global limelight and Tel Aviv knows it cannot get away with another fiasco.

Writer: Stuart Reigeluth

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