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Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula: Fertile ground for discontent
Sarah El-Rashidi of Ahram enlists expert analysis of the geopolitical, demographic and socio-economic dynamics at play in the troublesome Sinai.
[S]olutions proposed by experts and Sinai residents include the re-trying of Bedouin accused of terrorist acts, as well as increased cooperation between Bedouin and external forces – namely Israel, the US and the Palestinians – which will involve revisiting existing security agreements.
Allison Hoffman of Tablet Magazine takes a look at Republican election lawyer Benjamin Ginsberg, whose proposals to curb the power of the Republican masses caused a convention fracas.
A veteran of the 2000 Florida recount, as well as of most of the biggest partisan ballot fights before and since, Ginsberg made himself into a target after proposing a series of rules changes last Friday that would give the party committee the ability to amend procedures without the approval of the full convention and would grant the Republican nominee greater control over delegate selection.
Daily Digest
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Times of Israel: Netanyahu and Barak ‘risking our entire country’ with Iran strike plan, warns judge who probed Second Lebanon War failures
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Haaretz: Evacuation of Migron outpost underway, after years of legal battle
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Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu: Time for world to set ‘clear red lines’ for Iran
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Ynet: Berliners don kippot in show of solidarity after attack on rabbi
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New York Times: Airstrikes Push Waves of Syrians to Jordanian Camps
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Washington Post: The failure of a noble idea
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Wall Street Journal: Why Israel Doesn’t Trust Obama
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