... 's what Israel's "amen chorus" is telling us, anyway. Israel's Enemies As mentioned previously, the most common tactic of Israel's "amen chorus" when faced with criticism of Israel is to attack Jordan, Syria, or Egypt. This plays to the common belief that all Arabs are a single monolithic group, so the Palestinians are somehow responsible for the actions of Egypt or ... Jordan. These nations are legitimately bad players. They are totalitarian religious theocracies, ruled with an iron grip by various dictators. Despite the vast oil riches of their lands, their populations live ... , henc...

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... forces in that region, creating a potentially dangerous flashpoint along the Lebanon-Israeli border." (1) Secondly, the Israeli war with the Palestinians reached into southern Lebanon after the PLO was removed from Jordan and relocated there. The Israeli security has been threatened by attacks from militias from southern Lebanon. Also, Murhaf Jouejati, a Middle East Institute scholar-in-residence contends Syria views the State ... ...

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