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the Golan Heights, which could have tipped the balance of power with Israel. Rather, it only appealed to them for immediate assistance to keep the Bashar al-Assad regime in power. In Libya, the situation is almost farcical. In the year 2000, Muammar Gaddafi wanted to declare a war on Israel, yet he had no q
em for immediate assistance to keep the Bashar al-Assad regime in power. In Libya, the situation is alm
in this conflict? Nusseibeh: I grew up with the idea of a very tolerant Islam. My family has had the keys to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (in the Old City of Jerusalem) for hundreds of years, and we are proud of it. This is our connection to Christianity. Our reverence for Jesus is something inborn in me as a Musl
e deal with Syria’s then-dying dictator, Hafez al-Assad, a few months earlier. Yet these three dedicated
reathe. Wander, explore. Few of my classmates were religiously observant. But none of us could help feel the sense of connection as we walked through the Old City of Jerusalem, or parts of the West Bank whose place-names resonated from the Bible. I felt especially moved when I first visited the Old City with my friends, sto
e deal with Syria’s then-dying dictator, Hafez al-Assad, a few months earlier. Yet these three dedicated
reathe. Wander, explore. Few of my classmates were religiously observant. But none of us could help feel the sense of connection as we walked through the Old City of Jerusalem, or parts of the West Bank whose place-names resonated from the Bible. I felt especially moved when I first visited the Old City with my friends, sto
Entities connected to both Bashar al-Assad and the Old City of Jerusalem

Barack Obama
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Middle East
LOCATION
Tunisia
LOCATION
Yemen
LOCATION
Cairo
LOCATION
Saddam Hussein
PERSON
Marc Rich
PERSON
Jerusalem
LOCATION
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
West Bank
LOCATION
Michael Cohen
PERSONSinai
LOCATIONthe West Bank
LOCATIONMediterranean
LOCATION
Morocco
LOCATION