Obama Gets Diverging Reviews in Divided Region ; Muslims Seek Action, Not Words; Israelis Call Talk 'Scary'

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President Obama's much-heralded speech on U.S. relations with the Islamic world provoked sharply differing reactions on both sides of the Middle East's great divide.

Many Israelis worried that the president had said too much, while many in the Muslim world cautioned that Mr. Obama's talk Thursday of a "new beginning" is less important than what his administration will do to reshape America's image and policies in the region.

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Obama Gets Diverging Reviews in Divided Region ; Muslims Seek Action, Not Words; Israelis Call Talk 'Scary'

The Muslim world wants to see "implementation, not just talk on the Palestinian issue," said Jamil Abu Bark, spokesman for Jordan's powerful Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement. "It doesn't need a speech, but action. We want action on the ground."

But Mr. Obama's call for an even...

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