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Article: The business of the Arab League
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AMOTZ ASA-EL
Jerusalem Post
04-06-2007
Headline: The business of the Arab League
Byline: AMOTZ ASA-EL
Edition; Up Front
Section: Opinion
Page: 06
Friday, April 6, 2007 -- Watching the Arab League's leaders in their gathering last week in Riyadh, one had to consider the contrast between them and their counterparts from the European Union.
The EU, whose 27 member states speak 24-odd languages and whose leaders routinely represent a rainbow of outlooks ranging from conservative to ultra-liberal, has usually been aware of its political limitations, and consequently focused on economic harmony. The result, an era of massive prosperity and cross-border engagement crowned by the launch of the ...