Already in 2005, during the spring of Beirut, the role of new information tools became clear in giving a voice back to the people and their desire for change. This is evidenced by the statement of Samir Kassir (a free voice of Arab journalism, silenced forever a few weeks earlier): "...with the internet, this story of prohibition is over. Nothing can be forbidden anymore."
Today, a few years later, it is the youth of Arab cities who are taking up and amplifying that phenomenon, driven by the desire for a more dignified life. They are opposed by old regimes that are trying to deploy their arsenal, but are unable to stop, despite many casualties, the indignation and hope.
What is happening on the other side of the Mediterranean is truly monumental; it is the first revolution of this new era, and to understand it correctly, we must abandon our traditional interpretative frameworks.
