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47. Time to bring Britain back into the peace process Rime Allaf - Jun 2003 Daily Star Lebanon Most people would fail to notice a likeness between Yasser Arafat and Tony Blair, save for the fact that they each lead a government of some sort. From an Israeli point of view, however, the two men share one striking similarity: they are both irrelevant.... 46. A Palestinian civil war? Israel must be dreaming Rime Allaf - Jun 2003 Daily Star Lebanon Give or take a few exceptions, reports in mainstream media have usually adopted Israeli language to describe events in the Occupied Territories. For years, attacks on Israel have been consistently translated as “terrorism,” whether they were legitimately aimed at the occupying army, or whether they regrettably targeted civilians.... 45. America's fury over a potential French veto Rime Allaf - Feb 2003 Daily Star Lebanon As old Europeans and long-time imperialists, the French have extensive experience in global relations. Assuming an increasingly responsible role as a former great power now in tune with today’s realities, they are saying “Disarm Saddam but don’t attack Iraq” to an attentive world that sees their point - as more than 10 million people demonstrated last weekend. ... 44. Re-electing the devil you know Rime Allaf - Jan 2003 Daily Star Lebanon History is full of it - that is, full of the remorse and disbelief some people feel when remembering how their ancestors acted in a certain way at a specific point in time. Like them, future Israeli generations will one day wonder how and why their parents and grandparents elected Ariel Sharon twice in a row to lead their nation into ever greater depression. Unless something dramatic happens before Jan. 28, polls indicate that Likud, and therefore Sharon, is assured of victory. And unless something dramatic happens, Israelis and people affected by what happens in Israel will be paying the price dearly.... 43. Syria should not be viewed through Israeli lenses Rime Allaf - Dec 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Despite its status as a frontline party to the highly publicized Arab-Israeli conflict, Syria tends to creep into international headlines only sporadically, and not often in the best of terms. For years, it seemed (to Syrians at least) that Western journalists fed mainly from Israeli newswires, taking cues from an aggressor with a loaded agenda and proven propaganda savvy to cover an aggressed with scant access to the world’s media.... 42. The real 'weapon of mass destruction' Rime Allaf - Oct 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Of the many sociopolitical expressions that have worked themselves into our language and our fears, practically all come from American interpretations of phenomena in parts of the Islamic world. Terms ranging from “fundamentalism” to “terrorism” have come to be effectively equated with Muslim countries, or with dubious movements in them. Some are invariably used in tandem (“Islamic fundamentalism”) to essentially imply a third term (“terrorism”).... 41. Israeli PR lessons are lost on Arab regimes Rime Allaf - Jul 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Most people would forgo principles for profitability, and Ted Turner is no exception. For all his philanthropy, the founder of CNN knows when he’s gone too far and has to retract. When he ventured to The Guardian recently that Israelis and Palestinians were both terrorizing each other, CNN’s Israeli cable broadcaster threatened to terminate its transmission and brought in arch-rival Fox to teach Turner a lesson, even after he apologized profusely.... 40. Arabs' gift of pliability to American diplomacy Rime Allaf - Jul 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Like most over-hyped events, it ended up being an anti-climax that has taken a couple of weeks to sink in, even if the respective parties responded mostly in character. If it weren’t for the importance of the matter it addressed and the implications it delivered, George W. Bush’s senseless statement on the Middle East would have already been lost to oblivion for its remarkable lack of logic.... 39. Britain invokes US defense ties to break own Israel arms ban Rime Allaf - Jul 2002 Daily Star Lebanon It is usually British Prime Minister Tony Blair who is at the receiving end of criticism over his government’s relationship with the US, or who faces the wrath of MPs in his own party about foreign policy issues. This week, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw gets a taste of the premier’s position after having announced that new export guidelines would apply to British weapons sales, translating into an approval to supply parts for F16 fighter jets being sold to Israel through the United States.... 38. British government at odds over how to handle Bush plan Rime Allaf - Jun 2002 Daily Star Lebanon Not since Sept. 11 has British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced such a delicate situation while trying to stand shoulder to shoulder with US President George W. Bush. Whereas he has in the past mostly agreed with the president on Middle East matters, he seems to have been caught unawares by Bush’s Middle East speech Monday, particularly the call for the removal of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat....

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