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Equipment destroyed an Israeli air strike in September 2007. Source: www.time.com

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The affair around Syrian nuclear program

Syria has registered a very positive development in the field of international politics in the last months. After signing the Agreement of Doha between Lebanese antisyrian coalition and prosyrian opposition forces, France as the presidency country of the European Union showed an effort for reinforcing political and – as it was shown later – also economic relationships with Damascus (1), which can also be demonstrated by the successive meetings of Presidents of both countries…

Golan Heights and Israeli settlements. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk

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Israel and Syria negotiate for peace after eight years again, now it’s Lebanon’s turn

Two states, which have been formally in state of war since the so-called Six-Day War in 1967, restored indirect peace negotiations headed by Turkey, which has strived to act as a catalyst for peace in the Middle East for a long time. It was not until May 2008 that all sides confirmed officially this message, although negotiations had already been under way for several months by that time. Israeli occupation of the strategic territory…

Supporters of Hamas in protest against the closure of the Rafah town border, September 2007.

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Israel’s concessions: Whose turn is it now and why?

On 8th May, Israeli state commemorated the 60th anniversary of its establishment according to Jewish calendar. The Israelis celebrated the 60 years of the existence of their state by air shows, concerts and picnics. The Palestinians, who dub the origin of Israel “nakba” – disaster, installed Palestinian flags, black standards and mourning bands on their houses and called for an one-hour strike. On 15th May…