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final arbitrator of reconciliation with Hamas, Abbas could keep the Islamists bottled up. Since then, however, Abbas's position has deteriorated. Barack Obama's inability last fall to back the Palestinian leader's pursuit of an Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank demonstrated one time too ma

rbitrator of reconciliation with Hamas, Abbas could keep the Islamists bottled up. Since then, however, Abbas's position has deteriorated. Barack Obama's inability last fall to back the Palestinian leader's pursuit of an Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank demonstrated one time too many how

n presidential candidate since 1924, no matter how pro-Israel, has won more than 40 percent of the Jewish vote. Usually it is closer to 20 percent. Barack Obama is not going to break that record. Jews are less than 2 percent of the American population, but they are major players in the Democratic Party. De

r the revolt to a degree captured in a remark by President Obama. In answering a question from a staff member, Ob

president Abu Ela Madi) are EFTA_R1_02032796 EFTA02691179 18 former Brotherhood members. (Al-Wasat has less conservative social views than the Brothers and include Copts among its leaders.) Apart from the remains of the dissolved National Democratic Party and the parties authorised under Mubarak —

ing chaos in the Middle East, and a revamping of President Obama's national security team, would prompt the presi

Jackson Diehl Article 4. The Financial Times Barack Obama declines to correct his Egyptian mistake

attle for Egypt Article 2. Foreign Policy Speak Softly and Carry No Stick - Obama Doctrine in Egypt James Traub Article 3 The Washington Post Obama's dangerous passivity on Egypt and Syria Jackson Diehl Article 4. The Financial Times Barack Obama declines to correct his Egyptian mistake Ian

n Egypt James Traub Article 3 The Washington Post Obama's dangerous passivity on Egypt and Syria Jackson Diehl Article 4. The Financial Times Barack Obama declines to correct his Egyptian mistake Ian Bremmer Article 5 NYT Egypt's Blood, America's Complicity Amr Darrag Article 6. Bloomberg What

gain plunged into violence. On August 14th armed police, backed by helicopters in the skies and bulldozers on the streets, stormed thousands of the Brothers' supporters encamped beside a mosque and a university in Cairo. Hundreds were killed and nearly 3,000 injured and the violence spread to other cit

4. Associated Press Dahlan, exiled Palestinian leader, builds comeback Mohammed Daraghmeh and Karin Laub Articles. NYT What Would Kennan Say to Obama? Frank Costigliola Article 6. The Economist What's gone wrong with democracy Article 7. Jewish Review of Books Original Sins Ronald Radosh A

nomic assistance and, in a highly provocative escalation, mobilizes its military forces on the Ukrainian border. The response? The E.U. dithers and Barack Obama slumbers. After near- total silence during the first three months of Ukraine's struggle for freedom, Obama said on camera last week that in his view

dead than to those of any contemporary." Although President Obama cannot talk to Mr. Kennan, he can rediscover his

inian border. The response? The E.U. dithers and Barack Obama slumbers. After near- total silence during

of Pythonesque parties) but by Muhammad Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. Mr Morsi treated democracy as a winner-takes-all system, packing the state with Brothers, granting himself almost unlimited powers and creating an upper house with a permanent Islamic majority. In July 2013 the army stepped in, arrestin

for any attack against the United States emanating from Cuba, however it started. Today, the threat of an Israeli air strike strengthens President Barack Obama's hand in squeezing Iran to persuade it to make concessions. But EFTA00712524 the possibility that Israel might actually carry out a unilat

attack against the United States emanating from Cuba, however it started. Today, the threat of an Israeli air strike strengthens President Barack Obama's hand in squeezing Iran to persuade it to make concessions. But EFTA00712524 the possibility that Israel might actually carry out a unilateral ai

1970s. He helped shape the ministry's countertenor program and the crackdown on al Qaeda, both moves that won him praise from the West. President Barack Obama, in a statement, offered the U.S.'s condolences and said that under Prince Nayefs leadership, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia "developed a storng and eff

ristians, about 10% of the population, are understandably anxious—not least because, to get elected, Mr Morsi will need the support not just of the Brothers but also of the Salafists, a far more worrying band of Islamists who hark back to the puritanism of the Prophet Muhammad's era and who have amassed

ri Article 4. The Jerusalem Post What the Patriarch Abraham can teach us about land and peace S. Daniel Abraham Article S. Al-Ahram Weekly Did Obama succeed in Riyadh? Al-Sayed Amin Shalabi Article 6. Hurriyet The next battle: Presidency Mustafa Akyol Article 7. The Economist Egypt's proba

rs he was flying home to Washington to meet with President Obama to reassess the peace negotiations and whether t

ping even bankrupt Greece, between 2006 and 2012. Yet this mood of misery does not seem to have engendered any lingering sympathies for the fallen Brothers, whose efforts to sustain protests are met mostly with annoyance. Despite anguish over police brutality and the death of some 3,000 people since th

s are prepared to move forward." "Even tonight," Mr. Kerry said, "both parties say they want to continue to try to find a way forward." President Obama has given Mr. Kerry broad latitude to try to keep the process alive, even authorizing him to discuss the possible release of Jonathan J. Pollard, a

want to continue to try to find a way forward." President Obama has given Mr. Kerry broad latitude to try to keep

in the Arab world stood against Saudi Arabia and with Saddam Hussein against the U.S. military intervention. The Saudis have been suspicious of the Brothers since then, and with the upsurge in political activity in Saudi Arabia after the first Gulf War, lots of Saudi leaders blamed the Brotherhood as be

a columnist for the liberal Moscow daily Komme=sant. "Moscow has quite limited influence on the Syrian regime." Decades from now, President Bar=ck Obama's decision to not arm Syria's rebels may be condemned or prai=ed. But a visit to Moscow this week showed that it has come at an immediate price. Was

s in neighboring A=ab states. As an oddly passive President Obama ponders what he might do in Syria <http://www.wa

has long called for a referendum on the treaty, viewing the rest=ictions on Egyptian forces in the Sinai as an affront to national sovereig=ty. The Brothers condemned Morsi's involvement in resolving the Gaza crisis last year, portraying it as kowto=ing to Israel. In fact, Morsi is under fire from both t

i \ —i,-Ic 4 The Jerusalem Post What the Patriarch Abraham can teach us about land and peace S. Daniel Abraham Article 5, Al-Ahram Weekly Did Obama succeed in Riyadh? Al-Sayed Amin Shalabi Article 6. Htirriyet EFTA_R1_02203831 EFTA02720449 The next battle: Presidency Mustafa Akyol Articl

rs he was flying home to Washington to meet with President Obama to reassess the peace negotiations and whether t

ping even bankrupt Greece, between 2006 and 2012. Yet this mood of misery does not seem to have engendered any lingering sympathies for the fallen Brothers, whose efforts to sustain protests are met mostly with annoyance. Despite anguish over police brutality and the death of some 3,000 people since t

ticle 3. The Washington Post The U.S. must stand behind its security obligat Michael Chertoff Article 4. Washington Post Existential Crisis for Obama Too David Ignatius Article 5. The American Interest Strategy after Crimea Playing Putin's Game Walter Russell Mead Article 6. NYT Egypt's End

mbination of bluster and retreat. In August 2011, President Obama said that "the time has come for President Assad

ounding political phenomenon, and Mr. Hamid is acute on the paradoxes they present. He points out, for example, that repression and jail, which the Brothers have endured intermittently since Hassan al-Banna founded the group in 1928, actually made them more EFTA00684072 moderate and not more radical,

orsi and his colleagues have largely gotten a pass. To be sure, EFTA00711984 Dennis Ross, the former Middle East hand for Bush (41), Clinton, and Obama, published a critical op-ed in the Washington Post and the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Eric Trager did the same in the Wall Street

he Muslim Brotherhood -- or more precisely, the Freedom and Justice Party -- have made a number of questionable moves that raise concerns about the Brothers' commitment to democratic change. Despite seeking to shut down a television station, throwing the editor of the daily al Dostour in the dock for i