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With Morsi, the Arab Spring takes the podium

Erin CunninghamSeptember 25, 2012 17:06

AL-ARISH, Egypt — Among the rock-star lineup of world leaders addressing the United Nations General Assembly this week, a speech by newly-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi might be one of the most highly-anticipated. Morsi, who has pursued a bold foreign policy in his first months in office, is expected to use the opportunity to further restore Egypt’s status as a global player and to distance himself from the pro-US policies of his predecessor.

Obama speech to UN: View from Israel

Noga TarnopolskySeptember 25, 2012 12:32

JERUSALEM — Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, descended upon Israel like a blanket of silence just as US President Barack Obama concluded his speech to the United Nations General Assembly. For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing electoral year threats from his right-wing flank and a growing chorus of accusations — from the center and the left — that he has forsaken all efforts at peacemaking with the Palestinians, Obama’s speech is likely to bring a post-holiday headache.