In the Arab world popular protests have not yet reached a critical mass. But if the status quo remains, writes Ayman El-Amir , they inevitably will

The progeny of Fayyad's plan will be the fetus of a Palestinian "state" that endorses Israel as a "biblical" Jewish state, postulates Joseph Massad

Mohamed El-Baradei's positions on a whole range of issues are at best ambiguous, and often nebulous in the extreme. To be taken seriously as a politician he will need to be more consistent, and more forthcoming, writes Abdel-Monem Said