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After an extraordinarily deadly week of bomb blasts in Iraq. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

"People are fed up with excuses and scapegoats. You espoused a policy which ignored security factors in trains. That is why I ask you to resign, Mr Minster." -- Mohamed Ali Ibrahim , Al-Gomhuriya

"The question that worries all Egyptians at present is whether schools will indeed close down." -- Al-Ahram

"The loss of a genuine opportunity to sign a reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas was the last chance for reconciliation." -- Wahid Abdel-Meguid , Al-Wafd

"By failing to prevent Sunday's explosions Nuri Al-Maliki's administration proved to be the most unsuccessful government not only in Iraq but in the entire region." -- Wafiq Al-Samaraai , Asharq Al-Awsat

"If these operations aim to fight the US occupation why do they kill so many innocent civilians?" -- Hassan Khidr , Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"Whoever thinks that the Israeli government will make use of the present Arab and international atmosphere for peace is mistaken." -- Tishreen, Iraq