Middle East & Africa | Lamps going out
The Middle East braces for wider war as Iran weighs its response
After Israeli strikes, America is rushing troops to the region and airlines are steering clear
|Jerusalem
FOR A FEW hours over the weekend Israelis could enjoy an illusion of normalcy, as they watched their athletes in the Paris Olympics win three medals in a single day. Then they went back to scanning the headlines, as more foreign airlines cancelled flights to the country for fear of imminent conflict between Israel and Iran.
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