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Articles with keyword "Middle East"

The Prospects for Peace in Israel and Palestine

Posted on: Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Keywords: Israel, Palestine, Middle East, Human Rights Advocacy, Peace Building

MADRE on the facts of the 2012 conflict between Gaza and Israel.

MADRE Q & A: The Prospects for Peace in Israel and Palestine

Posted on: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Keywords: Palestine, Israel, Peace Building, Middle East

Today, at the United Nations, governments are voting on granting Palestine non-member observer status, implicitly recognizing it as a state. Meanwhile, a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, ending eight days of bloodshed, is holding as negotiations continue.  In recent weeks,...

MADRE Talking Points on Iraq: Six Years of "Liberation" and an Epidemic of Violence Against Women

Posted on: Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Keywords: Iraq, Middle East, Peace Building

Unleashing a Campaign of Violence Since the US invasion of 2003, Iraqi women have endured a public campaign of harassment, beatings, abduction, rape, and assassinations. The main perpetrators are militia fighters who see violence against women as a way to...

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