(Jerusalem Report) Ehud Ya'ari - It will take time before it becomes clear whether the Arab world is an arid wilderness, in which the seeds of government by the people will never take root, or whether careful irrigation and infinite patience could produce the first shoots of regimes of a different strain from those prevalent until now. Although there are many Americans who are not enthusiastic about Bush's policy, the Arabs are taking it very seriously. Democratic patterns are slowly but surely being put to the test, and the rulers are edging backward in the hope that if they bend a little, they will survive.
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