By the way, Eli Lake has a piece today in the New York Sun about the aforementioned Soros essay and critical reaction to it by, among others, Sen. Barack Obama:

Yesterday, Mr. Obama’s presidential campaign issued a dissent from the Hungarian-born billionaire’s assessment. ” Mr. Soros is entitled to his opinions,” a campaign spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said. “But on this issue he and Senator Obama disagree. The U.S. and our allies are right to insist that Hamas — a terrorist organization dedicated to Israel’s destruction — meet very basic conditions before being treated as a legitimate actor. AIPAC is one of many voices that share this view.”