Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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Diamond interdependence in the Middle East
In the interest of posting some good news about the Middle East, I found this AP story about the diamond trade between Israel and Dubai to be pretty interesting: As Israelis and Arabs emerge from the war in Lebanon, a booming diamond exchange in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE,) 1,300 miles away, is hard proof that some Arab-Israeli ties have survived despite the region's tensions.The bolded section suggests that trade can trump enduring rivalries -- but it also suggests that trade won't cause enduring rivalries to go away, either. [I thought this was a good news post!!--ed. Sorry,I failed to stay the course.] posted by Dan on 10.25.06 at 08:52 AMComments: What this about "even Israelis with dual citizenship"? Does that mean that Dubai's great ties with Israel don't include allowing Israeli passports in? posted by: DK on 10.25.06 at 08:52 AM [permalink]Greed -- the universal solvent. posted by: Antonio Manetti on 10.25.06 at 08:52 AM [permalink]Post a Comment: |
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