Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

March 10, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11093063.htm

Syria's Exit May Mean More Power for Hizballah

(Knight Ridder-Kansas City Star) Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson - If Syrian forces leave Lebanon, the Islamic militant group Hizballah is ready to fill the military and political vacuum. Instead of clearing the way for pro-Western democrats, Syria's withdrawal could bring to the fore a virulently anti-Western political force. "The Syrians are trying to leave behind a system they can control. A pillar of that will be Hizballah," said Michael Young, opinion editor of Lebanon's Daily Star. One in eight Lebanese turned out for Hizballah's pro-Syrian rally Tuesday, according to some crowd estimates, seven times as many people as even the biggest of the highly publicized anti-Syrian demonstrations that have captured world attention drew during the past three weeks. Additional Hizballah rallies are planned for Friday in Tripoli and Nabatiya.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: