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Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War on Iran
By Gareth Porter*
WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from well-placed senior military officers.
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U.S. Group Urges "More Credible" Military Threat Against Iran
By Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - The administration of President Barack Obama should take steps to make threats of a possible U.S. or Israeli attack against Iran more credible, according to the fourth in a series of studies released here Wednesday by a 13-man "bipartisan" task force dominated by Iran hawks.
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MIDEAST
And At Last There Was Water
By Pierre Klochendler
BIR EL-BASHA, Occupied West Bank - Only days ago, turning on the tap was cause for concern. Would there be running water? Now, it’s reason for celebration.
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MIDEAST
Censorship Changes Colours
By Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau
CAIRO - Attempts by regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to suppress the flow of information during the region's pro-democracy uprisings has led a higher number of journalists killed, attacked or arrested.
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EU-IRAN
New Sanctions Aimed at Averting Wider Conflict
By Barbara Slavin
WASHINGTON - European countries are imposing unprecedented sanctions against Iran in part in hopes of preventing an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear installations that could further destabilise the Middle East and wreak havoc on the global economy.
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EGYPT
Arab Spring Gives Way to Military Chill
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - When Egypt’s dictator was ousted during a popular uprising last February, the military leaders who assumed control of the country pledged to "protect the revolution" and ensure a swift transition to civilian rule within six months. One year later, the ruling generals appear to have hijacked the transition to preserve the military institution’s economic autonomy and secure their own political future.
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EGYPT
A Year On, Tiring of Demonstrations
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
CAIRO - Several revolutionary groups are calling for mass demonstrations against military rule on Wednesday to coincide with the first anniversary of the January 25 uprising that ultimately toppled the Mubarak regime. But many express doubt the event will succeed in replicating last year's revolutionary fervour on the part of the masses, most of whom express a desire for stability and a smooth transition to democratic governance above all else.
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MIDEAST
Into an Unsettled New Year
By Mya Guarnieri
HEBRON - An elderly Palestinian woman spent last week on hunger strike to protest violent attacks by Israeli settlers. Hana Abu Heikel went on the hunger strike on behalf of her family after settlers burned the family car during the previous weekend. Since Israeli settlers moved into the houses surrounding the Abu Heikel family home in Hebron in 1984, the Abu Heikels have seen eight cars burned. Six vehicles were also smashed by settlers.
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EGYPT
Islamist Parties to Abide by Camp David – For Now
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani
CAIRO - The Islamist landslide in recently concluded parliamentary polls has led to fears in some quarters of an impending paradigm shift in Egyptian foreign policy. Most local analysts, however, dismiss the likelihood of any sea changes, especially when it comes to the sensitive issues of Palestine and the Camp David peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.
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U.S.
Worries Mount over Blowback of Israeli Attack on Iran
By Barbara Slavin*
WASHINGTON - A former senior adviser on the Middle East to the last four U.S. presidents says that "the negatives far outweigh the positives" of war with Iran and the United States should augment Israel's nuclear weapons delivery systems to dissuade it from attacking the Islamic Republic.
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EGYPT
Lending to Repression, Again
By Cam McGrath
CAIRO - For three decades Western governments and lending institutions bankrolled a corrupt regime in Egypt that trampled human rights and stifled democracy. Now they appear ready to do it again, say critics of the military council that has ruled since removing president Hosni Mubarak last February.
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MIDEAST
All Unclear on Nuclear
By Pierre Klochendler
JERUSALEM - Blame for the shadowy war of attrition against Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes usually prompts vigorous U.S. and Israeli denials of involvement, or self-imposed silence. Yet, the two allies risk being hoisted on their own ambiguity petard.
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In Signal to Israel and Iran, Obama Delays War Exercise
Analysis by Gareth Porter and Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON - The postponement of a massive joint U.S.-Israeli military exercise appears to be the culmination of a series of events that has impelled the Barack Obama administration to put more distance between the United States and aggressive Israeli policies toward Iran.
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After six decades of unresolved hostilities and tens of thousands of civilian casualties and displaced families, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains as relevant as ever, as the greater Middle East pitches and heaves with revolutionary fervour. Talks seeking a two-state solution persist despite outstanding contentious issues - including Israeli concerns about security and state-sanctioned terrorism, the jurisdiction of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and the blockade on the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the controversial campaign for U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state continues and negotiations for reconciliation between the militant Hamas and the relatively moderate Fatah groups advance in Palestine. With correspondents throughout the region, from Tel Aviv to Ramallah, IPS reports on the latest developments and broader context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.