Arab countries say US support of Israel makes political reform a difficult task
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RABAT, Morocco -- Senior Arab officials attending a US- sponsored conference to promote democracy in the Middle East emphatically rejected yesterday the Bush administration's assertion that greater democracy in the region would help end terrorism. They argued that the administration's strong support of Israel made it difficult to undertake political reform or to stop extremists driven by hatred of US ...
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Arabs said on Thursday they doubted former British Prime Minister Tony Blair could succeed as Middle East peace envoy because of his unpopularity and because he is too close to Israel and the United States.
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Support from Bush leads to role as international envoy helping Palestinians.
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Forty years after Israel's stunning victory over three Arab armies, the defeat still lingers in the Arab world &#151; so much so, some blame it for everything from a lack of democracy in the region to the rise of religious extremism.
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With US, Israel, and the Palestinians all navigating transitions, outlook improves for solving one of world&#39;s toughest problems.
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Israel cites some doubts, but Arabs say their advice is now being heard.
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The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah exposed divisions across the Arab world, not only between Shiites and Sunnis but also between Arab governments and their citizens.
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Arab nations want the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
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Middle East. But the results have been patchy, with many in the Arab world regarding it as a. and social reforms in the Middle East and Africa.
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Arab governments worry that if Gazans starve, public support may swing behind Hamas.
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RABAT: US Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed on Saturday the need for economic and political reforms in the Arab world to defeat terrorism.
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Arab governments and people waited Wednesday for the final results of the US presidential elections with mixed feelings, expressing little hope that whichever
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Iran is the one issue where President Bush and Arab leaders have shared concerns. Ahead of the president's Mideast trip, Arab nations are eager to contain growing Iranian power, though they're wary of doing so militarily.
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Arab viewers, many suspicious of U.S. intentions in their region, watched the U.S. presidential debate with wariness &#151; some dismissing it as a trivial "American show" and others expressing dismay that the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was nearly ignored.
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US-funded efforts to spread democracy in Middle East meet with resistance.
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THE likely re-election of US President George W.Bush is already sending shockwaves through the Middle East. Israel, the Iraqi interim Government and the Arab states aligned with American interests are rejoicing
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Arab nations want the U.N.  Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a  major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised  objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.