BackSpin Editor

In Melbourne, cartoonist Michael Leunig of The Age makes a sick association between Ariel Sharon

Tom Gross highlights some positive and negative trends in coverage of Sharon. The good news

According to AFP, the festive Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha wasn’t so cheerful in post-disengagement

Columnist HDS Greenway of the Boston Globe accuses Israel and Ariel Sharon of direct responsibility

In the Baltimore Sun, Ariel Kastner eloquently skewers the PA for allowing Hamas to run

Bloomberg News reports that the trial of Abu Hamza al-Masri (pictured) is now underway. The

AP reports that Hamas has launched Gaza’s first private television station.

Writing independently of each other, Fareed Zakaria (of Newsweek) and Tim Hames (in the Times

YNet News picked up on Ariel Sharon’s last interview before his hemorrhage. Sharon talked to

The Jerusalem Post reports that many Palestinian journalists have received death threats from both Fatah

Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart had an unusual take on Ariel Sharon’s situation:

According to Toronto Star columnist Haroon Siddiqui, Hamas’ unflagging campaign of terror gives it credibility

Melanie Phillips notes an important commentary in the Daily Express. Leo McKinstry explains how anti-Zionism

A Chicago Tribune staff-ed about the implications of Ariel Sharon’s deteriorating health makes a point

The BBC picked up on surprising comments in the Arab media about the Gaza chaos:

* The Times of London had nice roundup of the personalities now trying to fill

Thumbs up to UPI for aptly debunking Arab rumors that Israel is illicitly digging underneath

You know Gaza’s getting out of hand when AP reports that Palestinians try to kidnap