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Article: The Decline of Arab Radicalism
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- The Washington Post
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- September 10, 1992
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We may be present at the destruction "of pan-Arabism and
perhaps even of the Arab world as a political entity," Bernard Lewis
writes in the new issue of Foreign Affairs magazine. From his ivory
tower this eminent Middle Eastern scholar glimpses historic change
that escapes many policy makers and analysts trapped in the rush of
daily events.
Recent visits to Washington by Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein provide supporting evidence for
Lewis's provocative thesis. Both leaders delivered the same message
in private and official conversations with Americans: Radical Arab
nationalism ain't what it used to be.
To be more specific: Yasser Arafat and the ...