The Athens and Jerusalem Two-Step

The eastern Mediterranean is in a state of serious flux. Egypt just had a revolution; weapons continue flowing into Gaza; on the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority is cleaning house in the wake of the Palestine Papers; Hizballah is poised to assert its rule over Lebanon; Turkey acts as if it's no longer a bridge between East and West but an international center of Islamic causes; and Greece is recovering from a catastrophic economic meltdown. Historically, under such volatile conditions, old bonds tend to dissolve and new partnerships to emerge. The present is no exception. One example is Turkey's support for the Hamas terror regime in Gaza. Another is Greece's surprising new friendship with Israel and its outreach to the American Jewish community.