An op-ed in the February 24 edition of The Washington Post by Mrs. Tzipi Livni, former vice-minister and foreign minister of Israel and leader of the opposition Kadima party: "Shaping Arab democracy" There is a reference to Europe in the 1930's.

In the same issue, an op-ed by columnist Fareed Zakaria: "The Mideast's seismic shift" and a report by Washington Post Staff Writer Howard Schneider: "Despite oil wealth, Arab economies lack traction".