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February 04, 2010

The Occupation? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller.

Astonishingly overlooked in past-decade MENA development reflections has been Jewish-Arab concord evident in the 2008 election of celebrity Ben Stein as Palestinian Authority Prime Minister.

Some memorable moments:

A) PM Stein and a panel of foreign affairs scholars judging an American Idol-style remake of Win Ben Stein's Money (scroll down for photo).

B) PM Stein explains the difficulties of settlement incursions to a Western aid official over a Starbucks.

C) Stein lets loose in Vegas for a last hurrah just before heading over to Palestine for his swear-in.

B) Of course, who can forget Prime Minister Stein's poignant narrative video of the Palestinian Nakba (refugee catastrophe) of 1948.

Posted by Matthew Hogan at February 4, 2010 05:38 PM
Filed Under: Levant , Op-Ed , Society & Culture

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