Being autocratic can help you steamroll the opposition but sooner than later every leader, elected or not, faces issues than can only be solved through mutual cooperation.

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"Just and peaceful coexistence among the peoples of the Middle East can only be achieved through a spirit of cooperation and mutual respect, in which the rights and dignity of all are acknowledged and upheld, " the pope said.

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