Word: arab
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...even those who don't have family connections to Detroit are drawn there by the comforting presence of a large Arab-American community. A third of Dearborn's 100,000 residents are of Middle Eastern origin; they trace their ancestry to over a dozen Arab nations, but the largest groups are Lebanese, Yemeni and Iraqi-Chaldean. In areas like the Southend and eastern Dearborn, the language you're most likely to hear in the streets is Arabic. There are mosques, grocery stores that sell Arabic goods and restaurants that serve Arabic food. Two-thirds of all schoolkids are of Arab...
...Some Arab Americans worry that the welcome mat is becoming frayed: grim economic times may make it harder for Iraqi refugees to find jobs, making them a long-term burden on the community. But the influx of Iraqis shows no sign of slowing. "These are people who are fleeing mass killings," says Imam Qazwini. "Economic depression is not a big concern for them...
...anyway, many in the community say they will continue to make the newcomers feel at home - as the Arab culture demands. "We're not going to leave them alone," says Joseph T. Kassab, executive director of the Chaldean Federation of America. "That...
...This intransigence has led to a diplomatic stall across the region. The Palestinians seem as inept as ever, unable to present a united front for negotiations. The Syrians, who always seem almost-ready to make peace, seem less almost-ready than they did a few months ago. The other Arab states in the region, especially Saudi Arabia, have refused to provide diplomatic incentives to nudge the Israelis toward peace, even though a Sunni-Israeli alliance seems the most rational way to confront the Iranian nuclear threat. Meanwhile, the Iranian leadership, stung by the embarrassment of the rigged elections...
Obama is still talking tough, then, but having watched him climb down from his settlement-freeze demand - and the rebuff from moderate Arab states to the President's call for them to make tangible gestures toward normalization of ties with Israel - most analysts are waiting to see what actions back his words. Reports from the talks suggest the Administration will summon the two parties to Washington next month for talks under U.S. auspices on the full gamut of final-status issues. But Netanyahu may have his own ideas and may be buoyed by his success in resisting the settlement-freeze...