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Obama's Gaza Game
Sultan Knish ^ | Daniel Greenfield

Posted on 07/31/2014 8:07:44 PM PDT by arthurus

During the Cold War, Israel was a pawn in a larger struggle between the US and the USSR. Now it is back to being a counter in a larger game.

Israel’s function within the great halls of diplomacy was always as a lever on the Arab states. It was not an end, but a means of moving them one way or another. When the Arab states drifted into the Soviet orbit, the “Special Relationship” was born. The relationship accomplished its goal once Egypt was pried out of the Soviet orbit. It has lingered on because of the emotional and cultural ties of Israel and the US.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: egypt; gaza; hamas; iran; israel; jordan; kenyanbornmuzzie; kerry; lebanon; russia; sinai; syria

1 posted on 07/31/2014 8:07:45 PM PDT by arthurus
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2 posted on 07/31/2014 8:13:54 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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3 posted on 08/01/2014 6:35:50 AM PDT by The Californian (The door to the room of success swings on the hinges of opposition. Bob Jones, Sr.)
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You have been added to the Knish ping list. Anyone else?


4 posted on 08/01/2014 12:17:19 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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Thx.. I am going to have to read this a few times.


5 posted on 08/01/2014 12:26:43 PM PDT by The Californian (The door to the room of success swings on the hinges of opposition. Bob Jones, Sr.)
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To: The Californian

You will discover many of Greenfield’s blog posts require some study. He offers a genuinely unique in depth perspective.


6 posted on 08/01/2014 12:36:42 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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Agree!


7 posted on 08/01/2014 1:13:29 PM PDT by The Californian (The door to the room of success swings on the hinges of opposition. Bob Jones, Sr.)
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