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Arab spring News : Jul 6, 2012

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Israel’s Arab Spring problem
Washington Post
JERUSALEM. Whatever else that might be said about the Arab revolutions, it’s obvious that they pose a problem for Israel. But how bad, and what should the Israeli government do to hedge its risks? I heard some interesting — but not very encouraging

Point of view: No Arab spring in troubled Sudan
Florida Times-Union
While all eyes remain on the failure of the Arab Spring in Syria, a more tragic, deadly failure is occurring farther south in Sudan.Some 300000 people — a quarter of Jacksonville’s population — could die in the next month alone from starvation.The 

Dissent Sprouts in Sudan, but It May Not Be Arab Spring
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
All this raises the question: Is the Arab Spring sweeping into Sudan? It seems much of the kindling is already there: a repressive, autocratic regime that has been in power 23 years; a dire economic crisis; heavily armed insurrection in several corners 

Experts: Arab Spring not likely for Sudan
UPI.com
Protesting against an autocratic Sudanese government may not be a sign the Arab Spring movement is sweeping the North African country, experts said.


UPI.com
Hopes fade for Arab Spring-inspired Palestinian unity
GlobalPost
In Gaza, Fatah cries foul as Hamas disrupts voter registrations.

Sudan minister: There is no Arab Spring in Sudan
Las Vegas Sun
Friday, July 6, 2012 | 3:22 a.m. – Sudanese tourism minister says there is no Arab Spring in Sudan despite protests.

Palestinians’ Islamist Spring
Gatestone Institute
After the recent wave of protests and clashes with Palestinian Authority policemen in the West Bank, the Palestinians are asking if the “Arab Spring” might be finally knocking on their door. The protests, organized by young Palestinians through Facebook.

‘Alif The Unseen’ Author G. Willow Wilson On Fantasy in Dictatorships, Cross 
ThinkProgress
I spoke with Wilson, herself a convert to Islam, about the power of text, writing Arabic characters as a white author, and imagining the Arab Springbefore it even took place. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. One of the things I 


ThinkProgress
Sudanese tourism minister says there is no Arab Spring in Sudan despite protests
Montreal Gazette
CAIRO – A Sudanese Cabinet minister says recent protests there against austerity measures are not comparable.


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