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Jealous Arabs make the best peace partners

Guy Bechor writes about which Arabs Israel can hope to reach by their reaction to PM Olmert’s legal (and political) troubles: The reformist group – Notably, most responses on the Olmert affair came from this camp. Members of this group … Continue reading

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An awakening

Barry Rubin writes about the failure of the Arab/Muslim world to modernize. This struggle between the old and new societies characterized much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, yet the trend was steady. Perhaps fascism (arguably Communism) and World War … Continue reading

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Arab states don’t fulfill their commitments to the Palestinians

The Washington Post reports Arab Aid to Palestinians Often Doesn’t Fulfill Pledges. In 2002, when oil prices were hovering around $21 a barrel, nearly two dozen Arab nations joined to pledge yearly contributions of $660 million to support the Palestinian … Continue reading

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