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Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally in Cairo September 7, 2005, (REUTERS)

Debate: Regional problems hinder Arab-Israeli peace

by Lee Smith | Aug 25, 2013 | Debate

The confrontation with Israel is not the principal reason behind the slow development and well-being in the Arab world. Rather, the Arab—Israeli conflict is a manifestation of a much larger issue, and it is this regional dynamic, more dangerous even to the Arabs than...

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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 30: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) makes a statement with Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (L) and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (R) during a press conference on the Middle East Peace Process Talks at the Department of State on July 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Israeli Justice Minister […]

Debate: Regional issues are not the biggest obstacles to Arab–Israeli peace

by Rory Miller | Aug 25, 2013 | Debate

During the first three rounds of the current US-sponsored peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has been clear that “every topic is up for negotiation” and that any agreement coming out of these meetings would signal an...

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Information Minister on Challenges Facing Jordan

by Majid Al-Amir | Mar 8, 2013 | Interviews

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—As a neighbor to both Syria, a state engulfed in a civil war, and Israel and the occupied West Bank, the kingdom of Jordan is more subject than most to the pressures and strains of regional crises and conflicts, especially the massive influx of...