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Arye Oded
Reviewed by John de St. Jorre
Summer 1988
Africa And The Middle East Conflict
Arye Oded
Lynne Rienner
1987
244 pp.
$29.50
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A senior lecturer at Tel Aviv University fills in the familiar outlines of this subject with abundant and illuminating detail-on African links to the Arab world and resistance to Arabization; on Arab gains since 1973; on the politics of terminating and resuming relations with Israel; on prospects for change. In most of Africa he sees a trend toward increased tolerance for pluralism regarding Israel and stabilization of ties with the Arab states.

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The global economic crisis has revealed the folly of large U.S. budget and trade deficits, as well as of the strong dollar that makes them possible. If it is serious about recovery, the United States must balance the budget, stimulate private saving, and embrace a declining dollar.
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