THE QUESTION

Does a leader have a right to bypass democratic institutions to ensure his people are fed and secure?
Posted by Amar C. Bakshi on October 25, 2006 10:21 AM

FROM THE PANEL

Nikos Konstandaras is managing editor and a columnist of Kathimerini, the leading Greek morning daily. He is also the founding editor of Kathimerini’s English Edition, which is published as a supplement to The International Herald Tribune in Greece, Cyprus and Albania. He worked as a correspondent for The Associated Press from 1989 to 1997 before joining the Greek press and has reported from many countries in the region.

Palestinians Must Avoid Fatricide

Athens, Greece - Palestine's struggle over the past 60 years has been ruled by the necessary maximalistic vision of overall victory. This may be the only way to inspire sacrifices by their population, but this power has not yet been harnessed to a serious political strategy.

Nikos Konstandaras Athens, Greece | 12 COMMENTS
Oct 27, 2006 at 4:48 PM
Saul Singer is Editorial Page Editor and author of the weekly column “Interesting Times” for the Jerusalem Post. He is the author of Confronting Jihad: Israel's Struggle and the World After 9/11. Before moving to Israel from the Washington area in 1994, Mr. Singer served for ten years as an advisor on the personal and committee staffs of the United States Congress, including the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Senate Banking Committee, and Senator Connie Mack.

Elections Don't Make Democracy

Saul Singer Jerusalem, Israel | 33 COMMENTS
Daoud Kuttab is a Palestinian journalist. He was born in Jerusalem in 1955. Presently he is a visiting professor at Princeton University in the United States. Mr. Kuttab is the former director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Ramallah, Palestine and the founder of AmmanNet, the Arab world's first internet radio station. His personal web page is www.daoudkuttab.com

Abbas, Don't Forsake Voters

Daoud Kuttab Princeton, NJ | 28 COMMENTS
Yossi Melman is a senior commentator for the Israeli daily Haaretz. He specializes in intelligence, security, terrorism and strategic issues. An author of seven books on these topics, his most recent book, The Nuclear Sphinx of Tehran: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the State of Iran was published recently by Carroll & Graf.

Food First, Democracy Second

Yossi Melman Tel Aviv, Israel | 12 COMMENTS
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