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Syria’s Assad defiant in latest speech
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad insists he still has the country’s support despite a 10-month-old uprising against his regime.
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Israeli president: ‘We are fighting for our souls’
We are fighting for the soul of the nation, Israel’s president has declared. As Ben King reports he is urging people to rally against ultra Orthodox Jews trying to impose a strict religious code.
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Egypt assault highlights dangers journalists face
The horrifying story of journalist Mona Eltahawy – who alleges sexual assault by Cairo’s riot police during Egypt’s protests – is more common than people think, Channel 4 News hears.
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Was the Palestinian bid for UN membership a mistake?
As Israel retaliates over a Palestinian statehood bid that looks set to fail, Ramallah’s deputy mayor tells Channel 4 News the Israeli reaction means times will be hard for those who believe in peace.
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Abbas tells UN: ‘This is a moment of truth’
After submitting a bid for UN recognition, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas calls for a ‘Palestinian spring’ – but his Israeli counterpart tells Palestinians to recognise Israel.
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Middle East in flux as Palestinians go to UN
The Arab spring, Nato’s Libya campaign, and next year’s US elections are all factors affecting the Palestinian Authority’s move this week to press for recognition at the United Nations.
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Obama ‘will veto’ Palestinian statehood bid
US President Barack Obama says he will oppose the Palestinian Authority’s UN bid for statehood.
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Palestinians gather as Abbas pushes for UN recognition
Palestinians have been gathering across the West Bank as their president, Mahmoud Abbas, bids for statehood recognition at the United Nations in New York.
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Obama warns Palestinians: no short cut to statehood
US President Barack Obama makes a last-ditch attempt to head off the Palestinians’ bid for statehood at the United Nations, saying there is “no short cut” to solving the decades-long conflict.
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Palestinians bid for statehood
As Palestinian negotiators head to the United Nations to push their bid for formal recognition as a state, Jonathan Rugman reports on Palestinians celebrating in the streets in anticipation.
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In conversation with – Maurice Glasman
Criticised by many in the Labour party for his “Blue Labour” ideas, Lord Maurice Glasman is a controversial figure. But how then has he become one of Ed Miliband’s closest advisers?
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Israel ‘ready to discuss border package with Palestinians’
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is ready to open talks for a Palestinian state based on the 1967 truce lines, according to reports, in what is widely being viewed as a significant U-turn.
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Sudan on the brink: up to 80,000 flee Abyei
Just weeks before Sudan’s partition, up to 80,000 people flee Abyei after it was seized by the North. The UN’s Force Commander in Sudan tells Channel 4 News of his “great concern” at the suffering.
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Netanyahu: Israel ‘indefensible’ under Obama peace plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says President Obama’s vision of the borders of a Palestinian state – part of his vision for a US-broked peace deal – would leave Israel “indefensible”.
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Obama Middle East speech: a moment of opportunity
As Barack Obama prepares to deliver a major speech on US foreign policy in the Middle East, Channel 4 News US politics analyst Felicity Spector looks at his options.