The Jan. 16 Sunday "Week in Review" section of the New York Times features an article by Mideast correspondent Anthony Shadid about how a dictator's fall in Tunisia points up a larger regional picture -- the instability of sclerotic, authoritarian regimes throughout the Arab world.  ("In Peril:  The Arab Status Quo -- A dcitator's fall in Tunisia resounds in a region full of governments that don't work."Shadid's report provides a worrisome picture of a region on the potential brink of widespread revolutions -- with unknown and perhaps dire consequences.So far so good.Shadid, however, stumbles when he deals -- or fails to deal -- with how Israel fits into this new Mideast paradigm.For starters, he still can't wean himself away from uncritically embracing Hezb'allah propaganda about the future of Lebanese-Israeli relations.In describing Lebanon's unresolved future, he writes that, among long-time questions still bedeviling the country is the...(Read Full Post)