Con Coughlin feels a bit sorry for Hosni Mubarak as a staunch and reliable American ally so quickly abandoned by President Obama. Reminiscent, of course, of how quickly the Shah of Iran, another staunch and reliable American ally, was abandoned in 1979. We remember how that turned out, don't we?

Jonathan Freedland writes about the growing unease in Israel over the events in Egypt. Freedland believes real peace can only be achieved with true, representative Arab democracies. I disagree. Arab governments that wish to truly reflect the will of their majorities would be implacable foes of Israel, and would maintain the singular goal of its destruction as a Jewish state.

Benny Avni also writes about the stakes for Israel.

On another subject, here are the nuts and bolts of the recent judicial decision concerning Obamacare.