
Day 1,576: mayhem, rupture, exultant
It calculates that violence and mayhem weaken Israel and discredit Arab governments.
If the sight of America fighting Hizbullah alongside Israel leads to a rupture of Mr Biden’s relations with the Arab world, an exultant Iran will have built the foundations for its own regional dominance.
Artwork of the day
Mayhem
Luc TuymansDate:2003; BelgiumStyle:New European PaintingGenre:genre paintingMedia:oil, canvasDimensions:187 x 291 cm
Word of the day
mayhem: a situation in which there is little or no order or control
rupture: to (cause something to) explode, break, or tear
exultant: very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure
Quote of the day
“...I also believe that introversion is my greatest strength. I have such a strong inner life that I’m never bored and only occasionally lonely. No matter what mayhem is happening around me, I know I can always turn inward.”
― Susan Cain