n/JNS.org BACK TO ARTICLE INDEX EFTA00697522 JNS.org columnist Ben Cohen is pleased to see that Arab states are finally punishing Qatar over its pro-Iran foreign policy and deep ties to terrorism funding, including support for Hamas. Yet after decades of corrupt and violent rule, the Arab world is s

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