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From Rabin To Rogue: How Israel Lost The Idea Of Peace

A handshake between Hussein I of Jordan and Yitzhak Rabin, accompanied by Bill Clinton, during the Israel-Jordan peace negotiations at the White house.
A handshake between Hussein I of Jordan and Yitzhak Rabin, accompanied by Bill Clinton, during the Israel-Jordan peace negotiations at the White house.

The Israel-Jordan peace treaty brought a moment of hope to the region. But Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination killed the Israeli left, and with it the idea and spark of hope.

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A Gaza Equestrian Club Offers Unlikely Sanctuary

Winner of a horse race in Jabalia
Winner of a horse race in Jabalia Ashraf Amra/APA Images/ZUMA

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Geopolitics

Is Lebanon On The Verge Of A New Civil War?

Lebanese soldiers guarding the site of the Nov. 19 blast in Beirut
Lebanese soldiers guarding the site of the Nov. 19 blast in Beirut Bilal Jawich/Xinhua/ZUMA

The two explosions that killed at least 23 people this week in Beirut are the latest sign that the country is moving toward the kind of conflict that has torn it apart in the past.

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ARABICA: Islamic Jihad, Egyptian Comic, Arafat Outrage

Mural in Gaza City
Mural in Gaza City Ashraf Amra/APA Images/ZUMA

Your weekly shot of what the Arab world is saying, hearing and sharing.

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From Arafat To Euthanasia, When Death By Poison Is The Prime Suspect

Apple seeds are poisonous... Some more than others
Apple seeds are poisonous... Some more than others SamahR

BERLIN – Yes, he has investigated cases of murder by poisoning, says Burkhard Madea. The forensic pathologist at the University of Bonn, an expert in unexplained causes of death, recalls “a series of deaths about 20 years ago when a nurse deliberately gave old, helpless patients the wrong medication. The victims all died suddenly, but […]

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