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"I want any change in the Constitution to be tailor-made." Amr Okasha in Egypt's opposition daily Al-Wafd With or without America, Arabs fight on. In the london-based Asharq Al-Awsat by Amgad Rasmi

"Those who chew the 'inheritance' issue like it was a wad of gum [Gamal Mubarak's takeover scenario] should support political participation [instead]." -- Abdallah Kamal, Rose El-Youssef

"Following every voice that calls for democracy could turn out to be a grave mistake." -- Ismail Sabri Abdallah, Al-Ahali

"The Lebanese people want Syria to withdraw from their souls and homes before a physical withdrawal." -- Hazem Saghieh, Al-Hayat

"The US with its 150,000 forces, together with thousands of Iraqi and Kurdish militias, have been unable to confront a newly born resistance in Iraq. How then can it disarm a well-trained and experienced resistance as Hizbullah?" -- Abdul-Bari Atwan, Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"Naturally, we judge all developments in the Arab world by whether they are good for Jews or not. But the resignation of the Lebanese government seems to be an exception to this rule." -- Ofer Shelah, Yediot Aharonot