External Articles
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07 Oct 2009: BBC News reports on Israeli-Muslim leader Raed Salah and his arrest on suspicion of initiating religious riots at the Temple Mount. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8292184.stm
IPPI Questions for Analysis: What are we to make of the politicalization of religion? Does the preconceived idea of a “Jewish” government arresting a Muslim make the act of the arrest invalid in the eyes of Arab social justice and beyond? If the arrest is justified, how can the rule be applied under Israeli Law so that such an arrest is in accordance with the Palestinian population? Is this achievable or is a supranational court needed to address such occurrences?
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05 Oct 2009: Ha’aretz newspaper article on Abu Mazen’s failure to back Goldstone’s Gaza investigation leaves Palestinians dumbfounded. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1118691.html
IPPI Questions for Analysis: What are the implications for Mazen’s credibility and could such actions, if repeated, lead to his eventual removal from leadership thereby fostering instability in the West Bank?
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03 Oct 2009: A short and interesting perspective from the writing staff at Lebanon’s Daily Star, on the recent Gilad Shalit videotape exchange: http://dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=107103&categ_id=17
