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Ariel Sharon plays the "music of peace". In Jordan's Al-Dustour; and more cartoons...

"In the aftermath of the terrorist operation, we put our hands on our hearts in fear of finding those who claim that this [operation] is a reason for the continuation of the Emergency Law." -- Abbas Tarabili, Al-Wafd

"They say that democracy la American is not for us. OK, that's true. But what kind of democracy is good for us? -- Hazem El-Biblawi, Al-Ahram

"The country is going through one of the most difficult times in its history... and yet the vast majority of Egyptians are not concerned with what is happening... as if it concerns another people and not their future." -- Magdi Mehana, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The prime minister [in Iraq] was directly elected. The president did not get the infamous 99 per cent of the votes. There is actually an outgoing president who willingly gave up power and accepted to be a vice president." -- Ahmed Al-Boghdadi, Al-Bayan

"The images of the civil war popped up again after the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al-Hariri... and receded somewhat after the Syrian decision to pull its troops out of Lebanon... but there are no guarantees that no major problems will arise later." -- Abdallah Iskandar, Al-Hayat

"The amazing thing about this wedding is that Prince Charles did something that most people would not dare do. He is a middle-aged man who did not pursue youth or beauty." -- Mohamed Obeid Ghobash, Asharq Al-Awsat