In his effort to woo back would-be defectors, Mr Netanyahu is ducking and weaving for all he is worth.

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Nor does Mr Rogan replicate Hourani's technique of weaving history out of multiple strands such as demography, trading patterns and literature.

ECONOMIST: The history of the Arabic-speaking peoples

In his opening remarks Monday, in what is expected to be a lengthy trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Durham returned repeatedly to the image of Mr. Clemens caught up in a web of his own weaving, citing the famous poem by Sir Walter Scott.

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