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Another historical marker for the Middle East on the eve of Annapolis: Nov. 29 marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations approval of a partition plan to divide the Jews and Arabs of Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. How fitting, sadly enough, that this week also signals the umpteenth diplomatic […]

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  As Washington labors to make something of its upcoming Annapolis peace conference, it is worth noting one historical marker that sheds light on what it takes to break through the barriers making the Mideast conflict so intractable. Thirty years ago this month, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat stunned the world and upended the dangerous Mideast […]

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Sadat’s willingness to defy his Arab allies and make peace with the despised Jewish state points to what is so tragically lacking in today’s Arab leadership: the courage to put national interest — starting with peace — above rhetoric, ideology and political self interest. Many leaders — Syrian President Bashar Assad comes to mind — […]

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