Update: Protests in Egypt, Changes in Jordan

The Takeaway

Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, responds the news that Jordan’s President has dismissed his government following protests in his country. King Abdullah has asked an ex-army general to form a new Cabinet.

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