Muslims praise Obama speech as shift in US tone, but want to see him stand up to Israel

CAIRO — Muslim shopkeepers, students and even radical groups such as Hamas praised President Barack Obama’s address Thursday as a positive shift in U.S. attitude and tone. But Arabs and Muslims of all political stripes said they want him to turn his words into action — particularly in standing up to Israel.

Muslims see Obama speech as shift in US attitude, but no breakthrough until actions follow

CAIRO — Muslim shopkeepers, students and even radical groups such as Hamas praised President Barack Obama’s address Thursday as a positive shift in U.S. attitude and tone. But Arabs and Muslims of all political stripes said they want him to turn his words into action - particularly in standing up to Israel.

Muslims see Obama’s speech as sign of shifting attitude toward them, new policy on Middle East

CAIRO — Muslims greeted President’s Barack Obama’s speech from Cairo Thursday as a mark of a changed American attitude toward them and a new policy on the Middle East. But some insisted they still need to see action to back up his words.

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