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Arab Rulers and Promises

June 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Middle East

published in THE WASHINGTON TIMES By Nir Boms and Erick Stakelbeck May 2, 2005 A year ago last month, in Egypt, a group of more than 100 Arab scholars, ambassadors and political leaders signed the “Alexandria Declaration,” an ambitious agenda for political, economic, legislative and institutional change designed to help Arab societies move “towards building [...]

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The Occupation of the Palestinian Mind

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Palestinian Authority

by Nir Boms and Asaf Romirowsky FrontPageMagazine.com October 12, 2005 In May of 2000, the Lebanese-based Hezbollah terrorist group faced an unexpected challenge. Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon has threatened to pull the raison d’etre for its existence out from under its feet. After all, what can an organization that dedicated its life to fighting [...]

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