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Sword of terrorism strikes Baghdad. By Bahaa Bukhari in the Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam

"Egypt is not far from the illness because it has pig farms, and many visitors and tourists coming in and out." -- Al-Ahram

"The danger of swine flu forces us to take all necessary measures that we were supposed to take three years ago when bird flu started in Egypt." -- Mohamed Barakat, Al-Akhbar

"When will the state bodies move to protect the Egyptian citizen from swine flu so that it will not become a serious health problem like bird flu?" -- Al-Wafd

"Previous Israeli governments which claimed they believed in peace and the two-state solution built more settlements and waged war against Lebanon and Gaza." -- Hani Al-Masri, Al-Ayyam

"Netanyahu knows that Iran will never stop its nuclear plans for the sake of the Palestinians." -- Maamoun Fendi, Asharq Al-Awsat

"What Lieberman says today is no different from what Livni or any other Israeli official said yesterday. The only difference is that his government openly states its opposition to peace." -- Tishreen