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Ed Webb

Western media and the Brotherhood: Secrets behind the love affair - Opinion - Ahram Online - 1 views

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Egypt analysis opinion MN ikh wan Israel media US USA

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  • Ed Webb on 12 Dec 12
     
    Bernard Lewis, not Louis.
Ed Webb

Is Peace Possible? Interactive Map - 3 views

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visual rhetoric map mapping Israel Palestine settlements demographics MEPP

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  • Ed Webb on 06 Dec 12
     
    A fascinating example of visual rhetoric. Is this an analytic tool or an argument?
Ed Webb

UN calls on Israel to open nuclear facilities - 0 views

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nukes proliferation NPT Israel UN UNGA

shared by Ed Webb on 04 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Monday calling on Israel to quickly open its nuclear program for inspection and backing a high-level conference to ban nuclear weapons from the Middle East which was just canceled.
  • 174-6 with 6 abstentions
  • Those voting "no" were Israel, the U.S., Canada, Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau
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  • not legally binding
  • Israel has long said there first must be a Mideast peace agreement before the establishment of a Mideast zone free of weapons of mass destruction. The region's Muslim nations argue that Israel's undeclared nuclear arsenal presents the greatest threat to peace in the region
  • While the United States voted against the resolution, it voted in favor of two paragraphs in it that were put to separate votes. Both support universal adherence to the NPT, and call on those countries that aren't parties to ratify it "at the earliest date." The only "no" votes on those paragraphs were Israel and India.
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