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.

Only America can save Israel and Gaza from greater catastrophe

Artwork of the day 
Mayhem
Luc Tuymans
Date: 2003; Belgium
Style: New European Painting
Genre: genre painting
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 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