Word: arabism
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Indeed, key Arab governments are deeply concerned that the Bush Administration will turn the peace conference into a "photo-op," which they believe could backfire against Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and boost his militant rivals in the Islamic Hamas group, leaving the Middle East in a bigger mess. Senior Arab sources in several Middle East capitals tell TIME that they are skeptical about this conference because the Israeli-Palestinian gap remains wide and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, with less than two months to go, does not appear to have laid sufficient groundwork for the meeting's success...
...fear, the sources tell TIME, is that while Rice may see holding the autumn conference as a success in itself, the Arabs believe the U.S. will disregard their demands for a detailed framework and timetable for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. That failure to signal that serious negotiations are at last being relaunched could critically undermine the standing of Arab peace advocates. "If it becomes just a photo-op, then things on the ground will get worse," complains one Arab official. Adds another senior Arab source: "People will see this, at best, as another protracted process, and we'll be back...
Rice says that she hopes the conference will build on understandings that Abbas and Olmert have reached during six rounds of bilateral talks this year and advance the aim of establishing a Palestinian state. She apparently plans to invite several Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Syria, to Annapolis. Saudi Arabia chairs the Arab League committee which promotes the 2002 Arab peace initiative; and Syria seeks the return of the occupied Golan Heights from Israel. Syrian President Bashar Assad said last week his country will not attend if the Golan is not discussed. The Saudis are also hesitant, preferring...
...educational” way, as Sawhney puts it. A struggling Palestinian actor in Los Angeles is cast as an Al-Qaeda terrorist in a play in “Driving to Zigzigland,” being shown on Oct. 6, 5pm at Kendall Square Theatre. A hungry, edgy Arab football team wins the Israeli national cup in “Hardball.” The Boston Palestine Film Festival will become a yearly phenomenon, according to its organizers—no matter how controversial its films may be.As Roy Cohen ’10, an Israeli citizen, says...
...recognizing that his nation is falling behind in detection and treatment rates, has now included the equivalent of up to $20,000 for breast-cancer treatment per individual in the national health-insurance plan. The U.S. State Department is working with the government and business community of the United Arab Emirates to expand breast-cancer awareness and treatment in the Middle East. Jordan's King Hussein Cancer Center is becoming a hub for treatment throughout the Arab world. The Komen group, founded in Texas 25 years ago, has now expanded worldwide, with more than 125 international affiliates, and has invested...