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egypt
Maybe Obama knows what he’s doing
Rob Eshman
April 8, 2015
At our seder this year, one guest, an Israeli of Iraqi origin, told me her family has a very different way of recounting the Ten Plagues God sent to Egypt.
Facing Islamist threats, Arab nations tilt toward Israel
Jewish Journal
August 28, 2014
Between the war in Gaza and gains by Islamic militants in Iraq, Syria and Libya, there’s plenty of cause these days for pessimism about the Middle East.
In the new Middle East, an embarrassment of evils
David Suissa
August 25, 2014
One of the crazy things about following the Middle East is trying to keep track of all the bad guys. Remember when Iran was the big bad Islamic wolf? Or al-Qaida? Or Hezbollah? Or the Muslim Brotherhood? Or Hamas?
Arab rifts may complicate search for Gaza truce
Jewish Journal
July 21, 2014
The push for a Gaza ceasefire risks becoming mired in a regional tussle for influence between conservative Arab states and Islamist-friendly governments, with rival powers competing to take credit for a truce, analysts and some officials say.
Muslims, stop blaming Israel
Jewish Journal
September 11, 2013
Whenever calamities befall Muslim-majority nations, there is always a country to blame: Israel. Is there a revolution against a tyrant? Zionists are responsible. Who else could be at fault if there is a clash between Sunni and Shia groups? The Jews.
Obama urges Netanyahu to resume peace talks with Palestinians
Jewish Journal
July 18, 2013
President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and urged him to resume peace talks with Palestinians, the White House said in a statement.
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