Jordan's government is a monarch with 12 administrative divisions or governorates. ... Being that they are not able to obtain vital foreign currency by exporting it they have been importing it cheaply from Iraq before the Gulf War. Squeezed between several countries with recent political turmoil namely Lebanon, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Iraq. ... Later on Amman was allowed to take Iraqi oil as direct debt repayment, but only as long as no cash changed hands. ... Currently, about 30% of the government's expenditures are used to pay off massive debt. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Israeli government is the only one in the world that openly admits to sponsoring assassinations for their own state security. ... Take the sanctions against Iraq, for example, which is heavily endorsed and enforced by the United States against the will of the majority of the world. The sanctions restrict food and medicine imports to Iraq in order to bring down Saddam Hussein. ... America's motive in the sanctions become diminished when Saddam Hussein's popularity goes up in Iraq every time the U.S. bombs his country. Hoffman is claiming that terrorism is perpetuated by non-state ...

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"The movement made progress before 1914, but it remained a minority movement until 1918, when the Arab revolt, the British agreement with Sherif Hussein, and the British defeat of the Ottomans left the dominant faction of the Syrian and Iraqi Arab notables with no alternatives to Arabism.... This obviously left the Arabs feeling that they had been betrayed by the British government. ... This agreement, however, was not fully carried out after the war but led to the Arabs not trusting the government in the future. ... Named after Arthur James Balfour, the British Foreign Secretary, the Ba...

• Word Count: 1892
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France took control of the Lebanese and Syrian mandate, while England took over the Palestinian, Trans-Jordan, and Iraqi mandates. ... In 1990, the new system of government in Lebanon was established to promote more equality in the confessional system. ... In the post-war Lebanese government, the Parliament and the Council of Ministers propose laws. ... This saw extension of power to the President, thus causing conflicts within the administration and a change of government. Leaders that ruled in Lebanon: The previous system of government somewhat differs. ...

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There are many Israeli Arabs holding high positions in the government while others are actively involved and do make a mentionable impact on how things work. ... On May 15, 1948 Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan invaded Israel because of its statehood. ... They also need to form a legitimate fighting force run under a government so the terrorist's attacks will stop because the government will be in control. The attacks will come to a halt when a democratic government is in place because a real government would not put up with this behavior. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The neighboring Arab states of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq rejected both the partition of Palestine and the existence of the new nation. ... The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was established in 1994 as the elected government, as an outcome of the Oslo Peace Process. ... The prime minister selects a cabinet of ministers and runs the government, reporting directly to the president. ... The PLC is an elected body of 132 representatives, and must approve all government cabinet positions proposed by the prime minister. ... The Basic Law established the governmental structure of ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Furthermore, the Arab League (Iraq, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt) placed a boycott on Jewish companies in 1945. ... (Bard 143) The Israeli government expressed its disbelief to the Jordanian King Abdullah and the Arabs cried out to their respective governments hoping to gain support in invading Israel. ...

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They had a semiautonomous government, led by David Ben-Gurion, and their military, the Haganah, was well trained and experienced. ... Neighboring Arab states (Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq) then invaded Israel claiming that they sought to "save" Palestine from the Zionists. ...

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• Grade Level: High School