Why the ‘Arab street’ didn’t just explode

NY Post ^ | December 10, 2017 | Ralph Peters

[Oshkalaboomboom]

In the wake of President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last week, the “experts” crowding the media predicted strategic calamity: Vast, violent protests and a wave of terror would sweep the Muslim world in the coming days.

Instead, the largest demonstration anywhere this weekend was the funeral procession for Johnny Hallyday, the “French Elvis.” Nothing in the Middle East came close.

We have witnessed, yet again, the carefully phrased anti-Semitism of the pristinely educated; the global left’s fanatical pro-Palestinian bias; and the media’s yearning for career-making disasters.

Rather than waves of protest, the waiting world got tepid statements of disapproval from otherwise-occupied Arab governments; demonstrations in the West Bank and the Gaza strip that, combined, barely put a thousand activists in the streets; and yes, four deaths: two demonstrators and two Hamas terrorists hit by an Israeli airstrike.

Sunday did see a smallish protest outside the US Embassy in Lebanon, but it was hardly Benghazi under Barack Obama. Predictably, Turkish president and self-appointed sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan (officially our NATO ally) didn’t miss the chance to spew venom toward Israel, the US and Europe. But even in Turkey things were all quiet on the Bosporus front.

An act of justice for Israel did not ignite Armageddon.

[poconopundit]

Book publishing has changed.  You can buy a hundred books for very little money. And you gain the satisfaction of achievement. I think the FR community is perfect for book publishing.  Some things to consider:

• Why not preview chapters of your book by posting them on FR and asking people to comment?  The comments you receive could be very illuminating and guide the book's development -- and give you encouragement!
  
  
• With the people you know in the field, sit down around a table and audio record your discussion on the topic.  The mind works best when it's in free, conversational mode.  This is what I do in writing a market research report, I try to wind people up with a few interesting questions and get them to talk freely.  Somebody needs to do that for you.
  
  
• I'll bet there are hundreds of FReepers who are authors of books.  So their advice on positioning and marketing the book could be invaluable.  You can also find people here who would help you edit your book.
  
  
• I think your topic is fresh enough.  The average conservative has no in-depth knowledge of what's really going on the Middle East.

[Netz]

Thanks for your encouragement...will give it a shot. I have a lot to say.

[poconopundit]

Great... good luck.