Arab Spring

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The “Arab Spring” began with a popular uprising in Tunisia a year ago, then spread to Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak, quickly abandoned by America, fell after a few weeks of demonstrations in Cairo. From Egypt it moved to oil-rich Libya, where—with the aid of NATO, and with Barack Obama “leading from behind”—Ghaddafi was finally overthrown and murdered.

The “Arab Spring” began with a popular uprising in Tunisia a year ago, then spread to Egypt, where Hosni Mubarak, quickly abandoned by America, fell after a few weeks of demonstrations in Cairo.

HATRED: COMING SOON TO A CAMPUS NEAR YOU
Dore Gold
Jerusalem Post, February 22, 2012

THE ‘ARAB SPRING’ AS WINTER DESCENDS
Mitchell A. Belfer
National Review, January 18, 2012

Although the wave of mass protests spreading through the Arabic-speaking countries may have begun to recede, it has left a wide-ranging impact on the region. Three authoritarian regimes have collapsed, and the rest are experiencing varying degrees of duress.

“We believe that you can’t reach democracy by elections. We believe in a long process. It should start by education.”—Israel’s Vice Prime Minister, Moshe Yaalon, commenting on the emergence in the Middle East, as a result of the so-called “Arab Spring,” of Islamic fundamentalists through democratic mechanisms.

ARAB SPRING DRIFTS INTO SUMMER STALEMATES
Brian Murphy & Barbara Surk
Huffington Post, July 14, 2011