The demand, particularly concerning Arab-Israeli affairs, was for upbeat stories reporting good news about what the author calls the “virtual world” of the peace process.

尤其是涉及阿拉伯-以色列事件的报道，必须积极乐观，报道好消息，即作者所称的和平进程的“虚拟世界”。

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The Americans want to talk about Iran's alleged support for terrorism, sabotage of the Arab-Israeli peace process and nuclear plans.

ECONOMIST: Helping Khatami

In other meetings, ministers condemned the resumption of nuclear testing, commended progress in the Arab-Israeli peace process and examined the question of nuclear-arms proliferation.

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Arab dismay at America's failure to revive the Arab-Israeli peace process is a gift to Iran, and one the regime has seized with alacrity.

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