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MIDDLE EAST

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 4, 2013
Politicians hit lethal U.S. aid for new Egypt
Concerned about Egypt's political instability and the U.S. budget crunch, a growing number of American lawmakers are challenging the wisdom of providing $1.3 billion a year in military aid to Cairo, arguing that the policy is overdue for a wholesale review.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2013
Healthy paths to inevitable peace in the Mideast
Peace between Israelis and Palestinians will not be achieved overnight, but it is only through a massive effort involving the citizenry that reconciliation and cooperation can occur between both peoples.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2013
Hamas' deal-making credentials on the rise as skepticism of Islamist groups loses ground
Hamas, the militant movement that has ruled Gaza since 2007, has emerged from the recent fighting with Israel with its regional status enhanced.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2013
Israel prepares for next act in the great moving right show
Dalya Steinberger's journey across Israel's political landscape began more than 20 years ago when she cast a vote for Labor, one of almost a million people who helped propel Yitzhak Rabin to the leadership of the Jewish state. A year later, in 1993, Rabin signed the historic Oslo Accords, shaking hands...
COMMENTARY
Feb 16, 2011
Good sense of the Arabs
They wouldn't do it for al-Qaida, but they finally did it for themselves.
COMMENTARY
Dec 24, 2007
Opportunity for progress in Middle East
NEW YORK — Recent reports by The Associated Press that Hamas leaders seek a ceasefire agreement with Israel should be wholeheartedly embraced as they offer hope of halting the vicious cycle of violence that has plagued both Israelis and Palestinians.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2000
Yohei Kono considers trip to Middle East to tighten links with oil-rich nations
Foreign Minister Yohei Kono may visit several Middle East nations, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, in early January if he keeps his Cabinet post after today's planned reshuffle, Foreign Ministry sources said Monday.

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