Saturday 10 September 2011

The Arab Autumn

We’ve been repeatedly told how the “Arab Spring” represents an upsurge of freedom and democracy in countries previously governed by authoritarian rulers. But the recent news from Egypt doesn’t seem to bear this out. Is it really going to result in tolerant, liberal countries, or is it more likely to open the floodgates of ignorant, hate-mongering Islamism? I would say Israel is much more concerned about her security than she was six months ago.