Démocratie

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• Why Is the U.S. Continuing to Tell the Lebanese How to Vote?
  12 June 2009, by Stephen Zunes
  In recent visits to Lebanon, both Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made clear that the United States would react negatively if the March 8th Alliance — a broad coalition of Islamist, Maronite, leftist, nationalist, and pan-Arabist parties — won the upcoming parliamentary elections. These not-so-subtle threats have led to charges of U.S. interference in Lebanon’s domestic affairs. What prompts U.S. concerns is that the largest member of this coalition is (…)
• Why isn’t the PA supporting the Egypt uprising?
  2 February 2011, by Amira Haas
  Palestinian leadership has been careful not to support the uprisings, banning demonstrations in solidarity with the Egyptians; Palestinian television has virtually ignored the events in Egypt. By Amira Hass The Palestinian leadership has been careful not to support the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, and has banned demonstrations in solidarity with the rebelling peoples. Palestinian television has virtually ignored the events in Egypt. Dr. Mamdouh al-Aker, a 68-year-old urologist, (…)
• "Arabes et musulmans ont le sentiment d’être poussés hors de l’Histoire"
  19 décembre 2006, par Mahmoud Darwich
  La poussée du Hamas en Palestine s’inscrit-elle dans un environnement général qui voit les islamistes progresser dans l’espace arabo-musulman ? C’est une évidence : la Palestine ne peut être une île dans un océan de progression de l’islam politique. S’il y avait des élections libres dans le monde arabo-musulman, les islamistes l’emporteraient partout, c’est aussi simple que cela ! C’est un monde qui vit profondément dans le sentiment de l’injustice, dont il rend responsable l’Occident. (…)
• Syria’s policies may save it from a Dignity Revolution
  4 February 2011, by John Bell
  Tunisia has fallen; Egypt is on the verge; Jordan, Yemen and Algeria are feeling the tremors. Many commentators have mentioned that these revolutions are about bread, freedom and justice, and they have also frequently mentioned “dignity.” Having used that word often to describe Palestinian needs vis-a-vis Israeli occupation, I sought a definition of this keyword, and found: “the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect.” This need for status and legitimacy in a community is basic and (…)