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Israelis – European problem or a Middle eastern one?

December 8th, 2005 arun No comments

In a recent news article on Iranian president’s remarks about Israel,
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the EU’s nuclear diplomacy is “not made easier by the fact that Mr Ahmadinejad comes up with new ideas, that the people of Israel could move to Germany and Austria, to resolve the Middle East problem”.

A number of people condemned the idea, but no one provided a logical argument. Is it that sensitive a topic in European political discourse?

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What does the Arab street say?

December 2nd, 2005 arun No comments

This is what the Arab street has to say according to Zogby.

Asked from a list of countries which they would like to be
the superpower, the first choice was France with 21 percent,
followed by China with 13 percent, Pakistan and Germany tied
with 10 percent, Britain with 7 percent, the United States with
6 percent and finally Russia with 5 percent.

Pakistan for the third place? A reminder that having a nuke is a must for being on the UN security council.

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