Links 26 November 2010

• The truth about Israel, Iran and 1980s U.S. arms deals - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
  How Israel stole weapons from PLO in Lebanin in 80s by Israel ended up, via US, to the Contras and Iran.
• Official: Mossad behind Egypt riots - Israel News, Ynetnews
  How can this guy be taken seriously: Mustafa al-Fiqi says Mossad behind sectarian riots.
• Adieu Abraham, notre frère « Ibn Kafka's obiter dicta – divagations d'un juriste marocain en liberté surveillée
  An appreciation of Abraham Serfaty by ibn Kafka. Long and thorough. [French]
• NDP tries to disqualify 52 independent candidates
  In new tactic, NDP goes after MB candidates in courts by using their membership in banned org. A shift in strategy?
• Richard Falk
  Richard Falk, great voice on Israel/Palestine, has a blog.
• A paranoid regime
  BBC Arabic team prevented from recording special on #Egypt elections, says Arabawy.
• Le Figaro - International : La Peugeot 504 d'Ahmadinejad en vente
  Ahmedenijad puts his 1977 Peugeot 504 on auction to raise funding for housing program.
• Brian Whitaker's blog, November 2010
  Whitaker on US putting Yemeni presidential family in charge of elite units in trains.
• War Room's Hack Thirty - Salon.com
  Salon has list of top 30 hacks in US commentariat. Glad to see ridiculous Richard Cohen is #1, Friedman and Peretz in top 5.
• Which Arabs Read? Emiratis and Lebanese | Arabic Literature (in English)
  Survey on Arab reading public has Egyptians ranking last, UAE + Lebanon on top.
• FT.com / Middle East - Honesty of royal court unsettles Saudis
  Saudis being slightly more transparent than usual about king's health, succession.
• Egypt's election: Another charade | The Economist
  The Economist says #Egypt election show unusually barefaced manipulation of the electoral process.