Bitter Lemons International – Middle East Roundtable

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Bitterlemons-international.org is an internet forum for an array of world perspectives on the Middle East and its specific concerns. It aspires to engender greater understanding about the Middle East region and open a new common space for world thinkers and political leaders to present their viewpoints and initiatives on the region. Its audience is the interested public and policymakers.

Bitterlemons-international.org is edited by Ghassan Khatib and Yossi Alpher. Each week, bitterlemons-international editors decide on a topic and invite four writers or interviewees to discuss that subject on our pages. Bitterlemons-international is committed to presenting a range of views on the Middle East from a breadth of national interests and social concerns. No intelligent and articulate views are considered taboo.

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Of immediate interest to readers of this website will be the 14 January 2010 edition on Egypt’s Gaza wall

Below are the themes covered in some recent editions

• Iran a year from now Ed. 3 Vol. 8 – January 28, 2010
• Egypt’s Gaza wall Ed. 2 Vol. 8 – January 14, 2010
• Syria’s emergence from isolation Ed. 1 Vol. 8 – January 07, 2010
• The next war Ed. 45 Vol. 7 – December 17, 2009
• Turkey and the Kurds Ed. 44 Vol. 7 – December 10, 2009
• Iran’s sanctions dilemma: Russian, EU and Pakistani perspectives Ed. 43 Vol. 7 – December 03, 2009
• Lebanon’s new government and stability in the South Ed. 42 Vol. 7 – November 19, 2009
• Egyptian mediation between Fateh and Hamas Ed. 41 Vol. 7 – November 12, 2009
• Iran-US update Ed. 40 Vol. 7 – November 05, 2009
• Jordan-Israel peace after 15 years Ed. 39 Vol. 7 – October 29, 2009
• Israeli-Turkish tensions Ed. 38 Vol. 7 – October 22, 2009
• Trouble in Yemen Ed. 37 Vol. 8 – October 15, 2009
• Hamas and the Jordan Muslim Brotherhood Ed. 36 Vol. 8 – September 17, 2009
• Syria-Iraq Ed. 35 Vol. 8 – September 10, 2009
• Strategic implications of climate change Ed. 34 Vol. 8 – September 03, 2009
• Egypt-Israel: upgrading strategic relations? Ed. 33 Vol. 7 – August 27, 2009
• The Lebanon-Israel territorial dispute Ed. 32 Vol. 7 – August 20, 2009
• The Obama approach Ed. 31 Vol. 7 – August 13, 2009
• The Kurdistan elections Ed. 30 Vol. 7 – August 06, 2009
• The Sixth Fateh Congress and Arab politics Ed. 29 Vol. 7 – July 30, 2009
• Arab normalization gestures to Israel Ed. 28 Vol. 7 – July 23, 2009
• US-Israel relations and the settlements Ed. 27 Vol. 7 – July 16, 2009
• The US redeployment from Iraqi cities, II Ed. 26 Vol. 7 – July 09, 2009
• The US redeployment from Iraqi cities Ed. 25 Vol. 7 – July 02, 2009