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nterviews with Syrians I met in Jordan or who talked with me from inside Syria by phone. My Syrian contacts described a bitter stalemate: President Bashar al-Assad holds on to power, but he has lost control of major parts of the country. The rebels fight bravely, but they lack the organization and heavy weapon
al-Qaeda extremists fester in the shadows. The opposition remains so fragmented that some rebels frankly admit they aren't ready to govern, even if Assad should fall. EFTA00718098 "We still need to find a leader," conceded one rebel commander. "We are headless inside the country." Rebel fighters s
ats could lead to the Authority's eventual collapse. Is this what Israel and the United States really want? Ali Jarbawi is a political scientist at Birzeit University and a former minister of the Palestinian Authority. Anicic 3. The Washington Post On Syria, reality-check time David Ignatius 2 May, 2014 -- Ra
Those forces have now pushed both the west and Arab governments into taking a much harder line than simply geostrategic logic would dictate against Bashar al-Assad's brutality in Syria, and even (albeit timidly) against torture and killings by the Bahraini government. Social movements are also beginning to resha
ostrategic logic would dictate against Bashar al-Assad's brutality in Syria, and even (albeit timidly)
d may be a turning point in their attitude towards Palestinian Statehood. Abdullah Abu Eid is a professor of international law and human rights at Birzeit University EFTA_R1_02036171 EFTA02693101
. Those forces have now pushed both the west and Arab governments into taking a much harder line than simply geostrategic logic would dictate against Bashar al-Assad’s brutality in Syria, and even (albeit timidly) against torture and killings by the Bahraini government. Social movements are also beginning to reshape
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024623 →Entities connected to both Bashar al-Assad and Birzeit University

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