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Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, revelry along Israel's annexation wall. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

"If the continent's water resources and fertile lands are used properly, it would produce enough food for the world and it would be saved from starvation." -- Attiya Eissawi, Al-Ahram

"The educational standard would not be affected even if the whole year is cancelled because the long curricula that crams the minds of students every year can be given in three rather than nine months if taught properly." -- Bahaaeddin Abu Shuqqa, Al-Wafd

"Between the assurances Hillary Clinton gave in Cairo and reneging on American promises in Israel, is America again losing its credibility in the eyes of Arab states?" -- Iman Anwar, Akhbar Al-Yom

"The annexation will eventually fall like the Berlin Wall. And like the Germans, we will celebrate the end of Israeli racism and the establishment of genuine justice, equality, coexistence and democracy." -- Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"I would vote for Abbas if he decided to run for the elections, not because he is a genius leader, unique fighter or wise ruler, but because he is not a megalomaniac." -- Hassan Khidr, Al-Ayyam

"The Saudi battle with Al-Houthi is not about those who managed to control a few kilometres of mountains or cross the Saudi border but against those who are trying to establish pockets for Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia." -- Al-Riyadh