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1. The First World War and the new Israeli historians
   

   We thank Avi Shlaim of Oxford University for the article below published on the Open Democracy website which compares the controversy in Britain about the origins and nature of the first world war with the controversy about the Arab-Israeli conflict, in which Avi himself and other members of the group of "new Israeli historians", notably Ilan Pappé and Benny Morris, re-examined the myths around the birth of the state of Israel and refuted many of them....

2. The state of Israel slides closer to fascism
   

   Summary: while Benjamin Netanyahu continues his courtship of fascist politicians, Palestinians continue to suffer under occupation with leaders in the West and even some in the Middle East showing unwavering support for Israel....

3. Mauritania: a fading promise and an uncertain future
   

   Summary: With the promise of offshore gas resource wealth in jeopardy and the pressure on to recognise Israel, Mauritania faces a challenging time....

4. The Arab spring: what does it mean now?
   

   Summary: authoritarian regimes have survived. The threat of religious radicalism. The media revolution. The GWOT may have gone but the mentality survives; Washington sees nothing but terrorism, its natural friends in the region despair....