Bottom lines
"I am ashamed when I see Egyptians carrying empty bottles and walking for eight kilometres for their water." -- Osama Heikal, Al-Masry Al-Yom
"The fear is that the current circumstances might lead to a military clash between Egyptian Central Security forces lying on the borders and the executive forces of Hamas." -- Mustafa Bakri, Al-Osbou
"The war between Hizbullah and Israel ended like other Arab wars in which the struggle changed from one with the [outside] enemy to an internal battle." -- Abdel-Moneim Said, Al-Ahram
"Since the terror groups themselves use Islamic labels and Islamic slogans, we have little choice but to refer to those groups by the very names that they choose for themselves." -- Adel Darwish , Asharq Al-Awsat
"Terrorists carry their coffins on their heads, believing that once they blow themselves up and commit suicide, they will go off to heaven to embrace the virgins there." -- Jamil Thiyabi, Al-Hayat
"The international community should avoid political and ideological divisions and act as one front in the face of terrorism." -- Al-Riyadh
Caption: Clockwise from top: divisive Lebanese parties meeting in Paris. By Galal Al-Rifae in the Jordanian daily Al-Dostour ; 'Why do you hate us?' By Mahjoob in the Palestinian daily Al-Quds ; the current situation, in the Palestinian daily Al-Ayam ; Palestinian fighters drop their arms and pledge not to attack Israel. By Alaa in Qatar's Al-Sharq ; 'How do we smoke this?' Mustafa Hussein on Iraq in the Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar
C a p t i o n 2: Clockwise from top: divisive Lebanese parties meeting in Paris. By Galal Al-Rifae in the Jordanian daily Al-Dostour ; 'Why do you hate us?' By Mahjoob in the Palestinian daily Al-Quds ; the current situation, in the Palestinian daily Al-Ayam ; Palestinian fighters drop their arms and pledge not to attack Israel. By Alaa in Qatar's Al-Sharq ; 'How do we smoke this?' Mustafa Hussein on Iraq in the Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar
Al-Ahram Weekly Online : Located at: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/854/pr3.htm