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• As long as the right wing controls Israel, ties with the US will suffer | The National

  "Things have come to a strange state of affairs when Washington regards Avigdor Lieberman, Israel’s far-right foreign minister, as the voice of moderation in the Israeli cabinet. While Mr Lieberman has called the soon-to-be-unveiled US peace plan the best deal Israel is ever likely to get, and has repeatedly flattered its chief author, US secretary of state John Kerry, other ministers have preferred to pull off the diplomatic gloves. "

  tags: israel racism conservatives zionism colonialism imperialism palestine politics

• Assad regime released extremists from jail, says former intelligence official | The National

  ** If true, it is a risky but brilliant move ** " Syrian intelligence agencies released Islamist militants from prison to deliberately subvert a peaceful uprising and ignite a violent rebellion, according to a former regime security official. The claim comes ahead of peace talks in Switzerland on Wednesday, which President Bashar Al Assad's government said should "fight terrorism", a term he uses to describe all armed opposition groups."

  tags: syria revolution protest middleeast iran politics

• Court convicts 30 men of establishing and running branch of Muslim Brotherhood in the UAE | The National

  "Thirty men have been jailed for establishing and running a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UAE. Topic Crime Federal Supreme Court Muslim Brotherhood Egypt unrest Muslim Brotherhood trial: what they are accused of Those on trial for links with the Muslim Brotherhood are accused of: 1. Embezzling documents, images and maps from an external memory drive owned by a First Warrant Officer in the Supreme Council for National Security. 2. Sharing the confidential contents of the memory drive to members of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UAE. 3. Creating, organising and administering a branch of the Brotherhood in the country without authorisation from the Government. 4. Knowing about the embezzlement and creation of the branch without reporting them to the authorities. 5. Collecting subscription fees, charity donations and Zakat without approval from the Government. * Ayesha Al Khoori Twenty of the men are Egyptian and 10 are Emirati, with the Emiratis convicted of sedition last July."

  tags: muslimbrotherhood islam politics uae dubai abudhabi

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