A rebuff of China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is folly

China, PerspectiveBy admin March 31, 2015

By Martin Wolf It would be good if the lender were white as snow. But this is a fallen world High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0dff595e-d16a-11e4-86c8-00144feab7de.html#ixzz3Vvedi2qd Britain…

Egypt challenges court ruling on Hamas ‘terrorism’

Egypt, Middle East, NewsBy admin March 31, 2015

Over the last three years, even when Mohammed Morsi was president, Egyptian media outlets have carried out an unprecedented campaign against Hamas. Egyptian hostility toward the movement has grown since July 2014, when many Egyptians held Hamas responsible for the bloodshed in Gaza after Israeli military strikes against the Strip. The Egyptian media have linked Hamas to several…

The new Saudi king, Egypt and the MB

Egypt, Middle East, News, Saudi ArabiaBy admin March 31, 2015

When King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia died Jan. 23, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement that was conspicuously warm. One might have thought that considering the broad support the late king gave to the Egyptian state-led crackdown of the Brotherhood in Egypt, such a declaration would be negative at best. Within a few weeks, however, rumors…

Washington Misses Bigger Picture of New Chinese Investment Bank

America, China, PerspectiveBy admin March 31, 2015

By Jim Lobe The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Bibi Netanyahu’s election, persistent violence through much of the Middle East and North Africa, and intensified efforts to forge a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran topped the news here in Washington this week. But a much bigger story in terms of the future…

‘Islamic State’ as a western phenomenon: Reimagining the IS debate

Iraq, Middle East, Perspective, SyriaBy admin March 31, 2015

By Ramzy Baroud No matter how one attempts to wrangle with the rise of IS, the movement – as explainable historical circumstance – just doesn’t add up It is as if leaders of the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) are getting tips on demonising Muslims from world leading Islamophobes and as if they are trying…

Israel chose – will the Palestinians?

Israel, Middle East, Palestine, PerspectiveBy admin March 31, 2015

By Marwan Bishara Netanyahu is sure to translate the election results into a new mandate to further Israel’s colonial goals in Palestine. A Palestinian man reads a local newspaper, which features the Israeli election on its front page, in the southern Gaza Strip [REUTERS] This will be Benjamin Netanyahu’s fourth and Israel’s 34th government since its…

Bibi or Buji: no change either way

Egypt, PerspectiveBy admin March 31, 2015

By David Hearst Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrate at the Likud Party’s election headquarters There are five states of Israel, only two of which are going to the polls today. There is the Jewish state which is a democracy for its Jewish citizens only. These voters are unsentimental about their political leaders…

Netanyahu’s obstinacy will push the EU into embracing Palestine

Europe, Middle East, Palestine, PerspectiveBy admin March 25, 2015

By Chris Doyle Netanyahu opposes a Palestinian state. He will continue to build settlements. He could not have been clearer For a few brief happy days, the US President, European leaders and the whole Middle East peace process circus could dream of an alternate reality – an Israeli coalition that at least could talk of…

Paranoid Benjamin Netanyahu Prepares For His Last Stand

Israel, Middle East, PerspectiveBy admin March 25, 2015

By Max Blumenthal Netanyahu has described a suicidal Jewish extremist as his personal hero. Will he follow in his path? March 22, 2015 “ICH” – “Alternet” – Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu propelled his Likud Party to victory over the centrist Zionist Union in national elections this week with a vehement rejection of…

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