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Where are the natural boundaries of the Middle East?

A new Middle East: Where are the natural boundaries of the Middle East? A review of Lion of Jordan: The Life of King Hussein in War and Peace by Avi Shlaim (and more and more). A review of Barriers to Democracy: The Other Side of Social Capital in Palestine and the Arab World by Amaney A. Jamal. A review of The Great Arab Conquests How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In by Hugh Kennedy; and Jews and Power by Ruth R. Wisse. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is trapped by his unwillingness to acknowledge that Israel must leave the occupied territories completely. An article on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process after Annapolis. A new charade by the Islamists: Is there any connection between the teddy bear and Annapolis? From Political Theology, a review of Speaking the Truth about Zionism and Israel. A review of Contested Rituals: Circumcision, Kosher Butchering and Jewish Political Life in Germany, 1843-1933 by Robin Judd. Bah, Hanukkah: The holiday celebrates the triumph of tribal Jewish backwardness. A study in Israel shows that voters can be manipulated into changing their attitudes by being shown subliminal images of their national flag.