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May 14, 2012

Israel Amid an Islamist Middle East

Stefan Kirschner, Jerusalem Post

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With the outcome of the ongoing Egyptian elections looking grim (to Westerners) due to the strength of the Muslim Brotherhood and the even more extreme Salafi parties, many are deeply concerned.

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TAGGED: Egypt, Israel, Arab Spring, Islamists

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