'Ultra-Moderate' Dubai Bans Israel from International Forum

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Tuesday, October 16. 2007

'Ultra-Moderate' Dubai Bans Israel from International Forum

Bill Clinton praised Dubai as an enlightened Arab nation, "a critical ally in the war on terror," and a "good ally to America."

Many puff pieces have been published on Dubai, such as this one from CBS News:

"A Success Story In The Middle East," "an island of stability," "modern, efficient and tolerant," ruled by someone who "loves the United States and its people."

I wonder if today's news will change their minds:

In a last-minute decision, Dubai has refused to grant entry visas to an Israeli delegation of 25 firms that were planning to take part in next week's World Congress of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations.

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