The 'Arab spring' wasn't about Israel, except that it was

We kept hearing throughout the 'Arab spring' that it's not about Israel, that Israel has nothing to do with this, and that it's just the Arabs demanding democracy and freedom (and protesting their economic plight. Except that apparently it was at least partly about Israel. In October, Tunisians will elect a new government and choose whether to adopt a presidential or parliamentary system. But a