unable to bear the burden of responsibility for the town abandoned by the central government.

In the annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion, a third of American Jews dissociated from Israel. By far, they are young Jews.

Egypt did not sign an additional protocol for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The first post-Annapolis meeting between Israeli and Fatah’s negotiators is described as hateful. Palestinian Arabs demand that Jews halt construction in Eastern (actually, South) Jerusalem district of Har-Homa, and Israelis demanded that Fatah at last do something about its own terrorist organizations and the terrorists it supports in Gaza.

Egyptians found in Sinai and confiscated a thousand pounds of explosives allegedly slated for Gaza. It is possible that the Egyptians stage such discoveries to show themselves as diligent opponents of terrorists.

Saudi king invited Ahmadinejad for hajj. After the US intelligence report ended the chances for the US attack on Iran, Saudis feel they better improve relations with Iran ASAP.