Why Self-inter­est May Stop the Mideast Blow-Up

Why Self-interest May Stop the Mideast Blow-Up

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Why Self-inter­est May Stop the Mideast Blow-Up

No par­ty would be served by all-out war.

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The Mid­dle East has been on ten­ter­hooks over the last two weeks. Israel’s assas­si­na­tions of the senior Hezbol­lah com­man­der Fuad Shukr in Beirut and the Hamas polit­i­cal chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, which occurr …