本周封面：关于加沙面临的严峻挑战：破坏、地面入侵将面临的障碍以及该领土长期未来的选择。其中的利害关系不言而喻。加沙一家医院发生毁灭性爆炸后，阿拉伯国家纷纷谴责以色列。全副武装的黎巴嫩民兵真主党正一步步逼近与以色列的直接战争,只有美国才能将中东从边缘拉回来。
THIS WEEK WE have one cover, on the daunting challenges in Gaza: the destruction, the obstacles a ground invasion will face and the options for the territory’s long-term future. The stakes could hardly be higher. After a devastating blast in a hospital in Gaza, Arab countries rushed to condemn Israel. Hizbullah, a heavily armed Lebanese militia, is lurching closer to outright war with Israel. Only America can bring the Middle East back from the brink.