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        <title>Rouhani &#8212; a wolf in sheep&#8217;s clothing?</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/rouhani-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Syria's opposition rejects 'disingenuous' mediation efforts of Iran's new president </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/rouhani-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/">Rouhani &#8212; a wolf in sheep&#8217;s clothing?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Preparing for a strike</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/preparing-for-a-strike/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Francois Hollande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randa Taqi A-Din]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assef Shawkat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A limited Western attack on Syria will do more damage than good, claims one Arab columnist </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/preparing-for-a-strike/">Preparing for a strike</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian violence reaches the coast</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-violence-reaches-the-coast/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 10:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul Rahman Rashed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammad Khatami]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamraya]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alawite enclave in Syria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Columnists warn of Assad's plan to ethnically cleanse Sunnis in preparation for an Alawite state </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-violence-reaches-the-coast/">Syrian violence reaches the coast</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Tunisia&#8217;s disconcerting violence</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-disconcerting-violence/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 12:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chokri Belaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ennahda Party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rashed Ghannoushi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hosni Mubarak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Black Bloc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amr Moussa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamadi Jebali]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Political turmoil follows opposition leader's assassination in Tunisia, and Egypt continues to simmer </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-disconcerting-violence/">Tunisia&#8217;s disconcerting violence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Extremist ideology, &#8216;spreading like bacteria&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/extremist-ideology-spreading-like-bacteria/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 12:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mokhtar Belmokhtar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shia rebels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul Rahman Rashed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>As the 'hostage nightmare' ends in Algeria, an Arab daily reports an influx of pro-Assad Shiite fighters in Syria</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/extremist-ideology-spreading-like-bacteria/">Extremist ideology, &#8216;spreading like bacteria&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian opposition to undergo reorganization</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-opposition-to-undergo-reorganization/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riad Hijab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian National Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul Basit Sida]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tareq Homayed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islamists in Tunisia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Largest opposition meeting takes place in Qatar, and Tunisia continues to struggle with its extremists </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-opposition-to-undergo-reorganization/">Syrian opposition to undergo reorganization</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian ceasefire crumbles, international envoy blamed</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-ceasefire-crumbles-international-envoy-blamed/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eid al-Adha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tareq Homayed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria ceasefire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakhdar Brahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khaled Dakhil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nouri al-Maliki]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iraqiyah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tareq Hashimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rafah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smuggling tunnels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shabak people]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Iraq is mired in violence and political discord; another tunnel collapses in the Gaza Strip </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-ceasefire-crumbles-international-envoy-blamed/">Syrian ceasefire crumbles, international envoy blamed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Qatari visit to Gaza, praised and criticized</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatari-visit-to-gaza-praised-and-criticized/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hosni Mubarak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakhdar Brahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syria ceasefire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eid al-Adha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aleppo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatari reconstruction projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morocco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaza Strip]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hamas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatah-Hamas reconciliation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tareq Homayed]]></category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=259668</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>Violence continues in Syria as international envoy pleads for a ceasefire </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/qatari-visit-to-gaza-praised-and-criticized/">Qatari visit to Gaza, praised and criticized</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Shock and anger in Beirut</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/shock-and-anger-in-beirut/</link>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wissam al-Hassan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Najib Mikati]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saad Hariri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lakhdar Brahimi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ali Abdullah Saleh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amir Sabah al-Ahmad Sabah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel-Egypt relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Atef Salem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michel Samaha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walid Muallem]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Damascus ignores a plea for ceasefire and Kuwait heads for controversial elections in December </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/shock-and-anger-in-beirut/">Shock and anger in Beirut</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Morsi skips soldier funerals, but who is really to blame for Rafah attack?</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/morsi-skips-soldier-funerals-but-who-is-really-to-blame-for-rafah-attack/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riyad Hijab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sameeh Maaytah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bashar al-Assad]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sinai Peninsula]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Defecting Syrian PM really is in Jordan; Iran condemns the US for kidnapping its nationals </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/morsi-skips-soldier-funerals-but-who-is-really-to-blame-for-rafah-attack/">Morsi skips soldier funerals, but who is really to blame for Rafah attack?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>New Syrian pseudo-government aggravates Arab observers</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-syrian-pseudo-government-aggravates-arab-observers/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul Basit Sida]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leon Panetta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammed Morsi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hafez Assad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdul Rahman Rashed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egyptian Copts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haitham al-Maleh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdel Bari Atwan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Arab columnist accuses the US of neo-colonialism for its meddling in Egypt </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-syrian-pseudo-government-aggravates-arab-observers/">New Syrian pseudo-government aggravates Arab observers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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        <title>Syrian guns and international roses</title>
		<link>https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-guns-and-international-roses/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Israel & the Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arabic media review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muslim Brotherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrian revolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahmoud Abbas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdullah Iskandar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[al-Quds Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hazem Salah Abu Ismail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohammed Morsi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Khairat el-Shater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>A secret Iranian unit is tasked with sabotage in Turkey, an Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood candidate makes overtures to hardliners, and Abbas threatens to return to the UN</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrian-guns-and-international-roses/">Syrian guns and international roses</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com">The Times of Israel</a>.</p>
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