Word: arabized
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...Shachar recalls one particularly poignant experience when politics--the hostile relationship Israel has with many Arab countries and their allies--became eminently personal. During the junior world championships, the Israeli squash team was slated to play the Malaysian team. But the Malaysian government had other plans...
...arrived in Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter and the anchor of the Arab world--although the Saudis themselves will not say it. Since 1982 the country has been ruled by the formidable King Fahd, 75, a reliable friend to the U.S. who could be counted on to maintain stability in his kingdom. But Fahd's health has deteriorated ever since he suffered an embolic stroke last November, and a tug-of-war is already ongoing at the highest levels of the government. Although the King has tried to cling to his throne, senior diplomats in Riyadh expect...
WASHINGTON: As leaders of the Arab world come to terms with the election of Benjamin Netanyahu as the next prime minister of Israel, they have begun mapping out their strategies on dealing with what may prove to be a much tougher Israeli government. After meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Damascus on Monday, Syrian President Hafez Assad told reporters that he will not commit to peace talks with Israel until he learns more about the positions of Israel's new prime minister. "We have to be fully alert and on guard," said the Syrian president. Other Arab leaders...
...Further underscoring the apprehension of Arab leaders, Mubarak, Arafat and King Hussein will meet in Jordan on Wednesday. "This meeting is a clear reaction of concern," says MacLeod. "It would appear that it may be the first step of an important move towards Arab unity and solidarity in the face of the expected shifts in Israel." Although none of the leaders, other than Arafat, have anything to lose in the short term if the peace process is delayed, they all face increasing pressures in the long-term. "In the absence of peace agreements which move things forward, both politically...
...process." Netanyahu owes his victory to the feeling among many Israelis that the peace with Palestinians has jeopardized their security. Playing on those fears, Netanyahu promised to pursue peace with an emphasis on Israeli security. His hard line policies, while allaying some Israeli worries, cause concern among Palestinians, other Arab nations and especially Washington, where President Clinton was counting on a Peres victory to continue the process towards Middle East peace. Netanyahu has pledged to take a much tougher line against Yasser Arafat, to expand Jewish settlements in the West bank ant to renege on the promise to withdraw Israeli...