I just want record my awe and joy and what the Egptians have achieved.   I know, it’s early to see what the  revolution will  bring. But for millions of people, with almost no violence, to bring down a dictatorship–it doesn’t happen every day.  Of course I don’t know whether the new Egypt will be genuinly democratic, not corrupt, etc.  But there’s certainly a chance of it.  There are, clearly, a lot of educated, patriotic young Egyptians with very good political instincts.  The world may owe them a large debt.

The first question of many Americans is “what does it mean for Israel?”  Well, I’m pretty sure Egypt won’t cooperate too much longer in Israel’s ugly siege of Gaza, and that has to be good for the Palestinians.  Since Israel is now in a  self-defeating downward spiral, based on the belief  that it  can get away, forever, with crushing the aspirations of Palestinians, what the Egyptians have achieved is likely to be good for Israel too.

For  the moment let’s share the joy of Tahir square. It’s not something that even happens once in a generation.