Word: arabize
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...stayaway gesture is purely symbolic, and not nearly as important to Israel as the billions of dollars in U.S. financial support and weaponry it receives each year. But symbolic gestures do have meaning, and the meaning that most of the Arab world will take from the U.S. boycott of the racism conference is that Washington's interests are indistinguishable from Israel's. Right now, that's a rather dangerous message to be putting out there...
...Reinforcing Arab anti-Americanism...
...East other than Israel, such as the oil supply in the politically precarious Gulf region. Right now, anti-American sentiment is running at what may be an all-time high, precisely because of a perception that the U.S. is unconditionally supporting Israel in its battle with the Palestinians. On Arab streets, the rage stoked by the intifada has put tremendous pressure on Arab governments traditionally allied with the U.S., weakening their already tenuous domestic political standing in the face of a mounting challenge from radical Islamists. It has become virtually impossible for those governments to support Washington's campaign...
...Western Arab regimes are directing increasingly anxious complaints to Washington about how the deteriorating Israeli-Palestinian situation is threatening regional stability. And, of course, Saddam appears to have quite successfully painted himself as the Arab savior of the Palestinians. Are U.S. interests being harmed...
...because it's not in any danger of losing its preeminence in the region. The fact that Washington has been unsuccessful in its diplomacy in trying to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the fact that Saddam has been able to use that conflict to his advantage on the Arab street shows the important link between the Israeli-Palestinian situation and stability in the Persian Gulf. And for the international community, stability in the Persian Gulf with its huge oil reserves is a much more important strategic concern than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is, at heart, a neighborhood brawl...