Daily News Article - May 12, 2008
1. a) Who is Sheik Yazeeb Khader?
b) What prediction has Sheik Khader just made about the Middle East?
2. a) What is the Muslim Brotherhood?
b) Which one of the Muslim Brotherhood's goals is mentioned in this article?
3. a) What is the Arab League? (see wikipedia.org for the answer)
b) How is the Arab League responding to Hezbollah's attacks on the Lebanese government and its supporters?
4. Hamas is a terrorist group founded in Egypt and operating mainly out of the Gaza Strip in Israel. Hamas refuses to recognize the state of Israel. It seeks to replace the Palestinian Authority with an Islamic state.
How does Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri's reaction to Hezbollah's fighting with the Lebanese government differ from that of several supporters of Hamas in Gaza?
5. How are Israeli leaders reacting to the fighting between Hezbollah and the Lebanese government?
6. What prediction has Israel's former national security adviser made in reaction to Hezbollah's latest attacks on the Lebanese government?