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...Israeli government itself is comprised of a great number Sephardic Jews, many of whom originate from Arab countries. The chief of staff of the army, the minister of defense (who is the new leader of the labor party), the minister of finance and the president of Israel are all “brown.” One might have an idea of the physical likeness between Arabs and Israelis by examining this week’s Newsweek cover on which an 18-year-old female Palestinian suicide bomber and her 17-year-old female Israeli victim could pass for twins...
Outrageous and untrue finger-pointing is a childish tactic that disregards the responsibility of all parties involved, including Europe, the Arab nations and the United States, along with Israel and the Palestinian Authority...
...effect. And they refused to heed Washington's entreaties for a cease-fire in the absence of Israeli compliance. Palestinian officials on Wednesday angrily chided Washington for caving in to Sharon after demanding more than a week ago to withdraw from Palestinian cities "without delay." And they appealed for Arab support, knowing that it was pressure from Washington's moderate Arab allies that forced the Bush administration to enter the fray in the first place...
...Violence has continued, albeit at a slower tempo, throughout Powell's visit, and there is considerable danger of it intensifying after his departure. That won't do much to rescue Washington's deteriorating image among its allies in the Arab world. And appeals by Palestinian leaders for more forceful Arab support, accompanied by the images of devastation in Palestinian cities beamed around the world now that TV cameras are getting into Nablus and Jenin, could even stoke the fires of Arab rage against Israel and the U.S. in the coming weeks...
...Washington may already be feeling the heat of Arab anger over its failed intervention. President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday called off a meeting with the homeward-bound Secretary of State, citing ill health and sending his foreign minister instead. Mubarak's diplomatic snubs are typically packaged in claims of being otherwise indisposed, although Powell read no negative message into the Egyptian president's begging off. Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is meeting with President Bush Wednesday, and is expected to register Arab disappointment with the administration's peace efforts so far. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah is expected...