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		<title>The Power Deficit and The 2011 Libyan Revolution</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2011/09/07/the-power-deficit-and-the-libyan-revolution/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-power-deficit-and-the-libyan-revolution</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Norman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an age characterized by deficits, a number of the most important are occurring within the Middle East and North Africa. Truly, the historic revolutions occurring in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya are of enormous importance to the future of the entire region. It has sparked a wave of democratic momentum that has swept, to some [...]


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		<title>The Golan Heights, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Barack Obama: Looking Forward or Looking Back?</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/11/09/the-golan-heights-benjamin-netanyahu-and-barack-obama-looking-forward-or-looking-back/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-golan-heights-benjamin-netanyahu-and-barack-obama-looking-forward-or-looking-back</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Martin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Israel is a vital country. I do not deny this. I am not among the fanatics who call for its abolishment, its destruction, nor do I approve any Islam-inspired pogrom against it. Last week I found myself pouring over the musings of Theodor Herzl. Mr. Herzl is oft misunderstood because, in light of the ethnocentric [...]


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		<title>Canada Will Not Repatriate Woman in Saudi Arabia</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/29/canada-will-not-repatriate-woman-in-saudi-arabia/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=canada-will-not-repatriate-woman-in-saudi-arabia</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Gallagher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[nathalie morin]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[womens rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Canadian government has decided not to repatriate a Quebec woman living in Saudi Arabia who claims her husband is not allowing her to leave the country. Nathalie Morin, who married a Saudi Arabian man over eight years ago, is subject to the Saudi law that women and their children cannot leave the country without [...]


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		<title>Israel Releases 20 Female Prisoners for Schalit Video</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/10/02/israel-releases-20-female-prisoners-for-schalit-video/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=israel-releases-20-female-prisoners-for-schalit-video</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamir Birk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move many are calling a breakthrough in the negotiation process between Israel and Hamas, Israel released 20 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for a short video of Gilad Schalit. The video shows Schalit holding a Palestinian newspaper dated September 14th and provides proof that he is indeed alive. All 20 released prisoners were females, [...]


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		<title>Israel Threatens a Disproportionate Attack on Hamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 03:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sheps</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Israel’s January 18th ceasefire, there have been numerous Hamas attacks on Israelis, with multiple rockets fired into Israel. Israel has been tolerant so far but it is coming to the point that they must once again take action against Hamas to protect Israeli citizens. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said, “The cabinet&#8217;s position from the [...]


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		<title>Ceasefire in the Middle East &#045; Peace for Israel and Hamas&#063;</title>
		<link>http://informedvote.ca/2009/01/17/ceasefire-in-the-middle-east-peace-for-israel-and-hamas/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ceasefire-in-the-middle-east-peace-for-israel-and-hamas</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Sheps</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 7 p.m. eastern time today, a unilateral ceasefire will begin in the Middle East. Israeli troops will suspend their offensive against Hamas. For the full story, click here. Will this ceasefire help bring peace to the Middle East? Only time will tell. Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Fighting Continues as Israel, Hamas Reject Ceasefire As [...]


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