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región geopolítica que abarca Egipto y la mayor parte de Asia Occidental, incluyendo Irán
El Medio Oriente es una región geopolítica que generalmente se define como abarcando toda Asia Occidental excepto el Cáucaso e incluyendo el Egipto africano y la Turquía europea. Corresponde aproximadamente con lo que históricamente se refería en Europa Occidental como el Cercano Oriente, que se yuxtaponía con el Lejano Oriente. A diferencia de la adhesión de Asia Occidental a los límites continentales, el Medio Oriente se delimita siguiendo fronteras políticas. Desde principios del siglo XX, el término "Middle East" ha cobrado cada vez más prominencia en el discurso internacional, aunque a menudo es propenso a causar confusión o desacuerdo debido a definiciones vagas y cambiantes de qué países y regiones abarca. Los términos relacionados "Middle East and North Africa" y "Greater Middle East" denotan otros conceptos existentes de la región que implican extender el "Middle East" para incorporar la mayoría de los países de mayoría musulmana.
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“... Middle Easterners, those whose their tired souls are only comfortable with extremism, extremism in reaction ... and extremism in revenge. This extremism stems from all the other extremes that govern our lives and envelops our souls with a thick layer of anger, outrage, and emotional violence.”
“And Israel is not only our ally; it is a beacon of what democracy can and should mean… If the people of the Middle East are not sure what democracy means, let them look to Israel.”
“Things in the Middle East can always be worse than they are. And give it time, and they’ll get there.”
“Israel is the Middle East’s only legitimate democracy, surrounded by cadres, warlords and villains that do not respect democracy or human rights. These bellicose nations jealously regard Israel, envying its success, stability, and might. Israel faces an impossible calculus between defending itself and facing angry outcries or risking its own destruction.”
“Israel is not what is wrong about the Middle East, Israel is what is right about the Middle East... Now the threat to my country cannot be overstated. Those who dismiss it are sticking their heads in the sand.”
“Middle Eastern people and rulers despise each other as much as, and sometimes even more than, they despise Israel. That has been true since the day Israel was born, and it hasn’t stopped being true for even five minutes... [I]f you can’t afford to enrage Arab leaders, you can’t make alliances with anyone in the Middle East, Jewish or Arab.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
