 In the midst of the massacres of Sabra and Shatila, Jenin and the latest atrocity in Gaza, the US says Israel 'is a pioneer and a bastion of democracy in the region.' By Mustafa Hussein in the Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar  By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat parent page (8 - 14 January 2009, issue #929) |