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November 8, 2024

For Much of the Arab World, Donald Trump’s Victory Is Cause for Celebration

Breathing a sigh of relief.

Readers of the New York Times and the Washington Post might expect that the Arab world would greet Donald Trump—staunchly pro-Israel, responsible for moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and author of the notorious “Muslim ban”—with grave concern, perhaps a bit of panic. And some have, as the Middle East Media Resource Institute (MEMRI) reports:

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