Commentary from Agence Global

Zionism Must Lose Its Colonialism by Rami G. Khouri
If Israelis really want to coexist with the Arabs, they will have to summon the courage and honesty to admit how Zionism dismembered Arab Palestine in 1947-48, and Jews everywhere must finally break the ugly bond between Zionism and colonialism.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2090


Playing from Strength in the Middle East by Nadia Hijab
There is much the Obama administration can do to bring peace in the Middle East. Here are five steps it could easily take -- which are powerfully diplomatic ways to bring about peace.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2089


Mahmoud in Danger, and Iran by Patrick Seale
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s new term as president of Iran formally begins on Wednesday, August 5. But can he govern? And will Iran respond to Obama's overtures?
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2088

The World Left and the Iranian Elections by Immanuel Wallerstein
Popular demonstrations have seldom been composed of an ideologically consistent group of persons. So it is in Iran. And the world consequences of the struggle inside Iran are not crystal clear. The world left should not be mute, but it should be prudent.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2086

Reviving the Palestinian Nation by Rami G. Khouri
The challenge facing the Palestinian people today -- the total revalidation and revitalization of their national political structures and leadership -- is at least five-fold.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2087

Beer and Sympathy by Gary Younge (The Nation)
As I write, the beers are in the presidential fridge. After their drink, Gates will go back to Harvard, Crowley will return to the force, Obama will stay in the White House. Nothing about law or race, not even the national conversation, will have changed.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2085

Obama’s Emerging Middle East Map by Patrick Seale
The U.S. President wants a comprehensive peace in the Middle East, not just a partial peace -- that is to say peace between Israel and the Palestinians, Syria, Lebanon, and normalisation of Israel’s relations with the entire Arab world.
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http://www.agenceglobal.com/Article.asp?Id=2084