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Tiny Qatar is trying to reach the top of the Arab world by climbing the steps of its creation, Al-Jazeera TV. By Sherif Arafah in the Egyptian daily Rose El-Youssef

"If the Shalit deal is not concluded before the start of the Israeli elections, then it will not be clinched even if Qatar pays half a billion dollars more." -- Abdallah Kamal , Rose El-Youssef

"The Egyptian efforts over the past few weeks were designed to arrive at a comprehensive peace that essentially aims at rescuing the Palestinian people from utter devastation at the hands of the Israelis." -- Mohamed Barakat , Al-Akhbar

"Hamas is the handmaiden of Israel. It is Israel that created Hamas." -- Sabri Said , Nahdat Misr

"Whether Hamas erred in its initial call or we misunderstood it, the end is the same." -- Orayeb Al-Rantawi , Addustour

"How can the accused [Israel] conduct an investigation of itself?" -- Ahmed Omrabi , Al-Bayan

"As Arabs, we should work hard to resolve our issues. International envoys cannot do the job for us." -- Amr Gifteli , Tishreen