Saving the Egyptian Revolution
Egypt’s revolution is one whose initial stage ended with power not in the hands of its initiators, but fully in the hands of the old regime’s repressive apparatus. The risk is that the fraternal ties between the army – not exactly innocent of the Mubarak regime's repressive practices – and the protesters might prove short-lived.
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TEL AVIV – Revolutions throughout history have proven to devour their children. Their final outcomes are seldom congruent with their prime movers’ intentions. Too frequently, revolutions are hijacked by a second wave, either more conservative or more radical than what was first contemplated by the initiators of change.