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Fouad Ajami

Fouad Ajami is a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution and the author ofThe Syrian Rebellion.

  • At left, a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo in September 1999, in front of a statue of Ramses II. At right, members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi clash with anti-Morsi demonstrators in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012.(Left: Mohammed Al-Sehitit/AFP/Getty Images; right: Mahmoud Khaled/AFP/Getty Images)
    At left, a poster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo in September 1999, in front of a statue of Ramses II. At right, members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi clash with anti-Morsi demonstrators in Cairo on Dec. 5, 2012.(Left: Mohammed Al-Sehitit/AFP/Getty Images; right: Mahmoud Khaled/AFP/Getty Images)
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    Better a Pharaoh or a Tempest?

    They say democracies make good neighbors. For Israel these days, it doesn’t seem so straightforward.

    byFouad Ajami
  • Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi speaks to reporters alongside Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz upon arrival in Jeddah on July 11, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
    Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi speaks to reporters alongside Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz upon arrival in Jeddah on July 11, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)
    Israel & The Middle East section icon
    The Popular Front Against Iran

    Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Saudi Arabia’s rulers bury their differences to fight the Shiite enemy

    byFouad Ajami
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