World Cup Not Easing Tensions In Middle East  Global sporting
events like the World Cup are often credited with uniting
contentious neighboring countries. But James Montague argues
that soccer will never ease tensions in the Middle East, and
often serves to exacerbate divisions in the Arab world.   TONY
COX, host:  By now you may have cheered for your favorite World
Cup team no matter what country. And as the tournament
continues, we hear a lot about how the games can inspire good
will among neighboring countries. But that's not always the
case, especially when politics rears its ugly head. Case in
point: Algeria is the only country from the Arab world that
qualified for the World Cup this year, but instead of rallying
behind the team, much of the Arab world has turned against
Algeria.  In last week's Foreign Policy magazine, author James
Montague wrote a piece called "Unity Through Soccer?" with a
question mark "Not in the Middle East." He says in that part of
the world soccer divides as much as it unites, a