"I started the Arab Spring. Now death is everywhere, and extremism blooming"

It is hardly surprising that when Faida Hamdy wonders whether she is responsible for everything that happened after her moment of fame she is overwhelmed.  Mrs Hamdy was the council inspector who, five years ago today confiscated the vegetable stall of a street vendor in her dusty town in central Tunisia. In despair, that young man set himself on fire in a protest outside the council offices.

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Presidents' ominous message to Israel

President Obama backs Palestinians in urging Israel to pull back to 1967 borders, a demand rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who calls the borders of the past 'indefensible.' Read more at Fox News... Read More......