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April 27, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3077535,00.html

Syrian Pullout Could Signal End of Assad Regime

(Yediot Ahronot-Ynet) Eyal Zisser - Despite the attempts by Damascus to call Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon honorable, the humiliation of being expelled, by a Lebanese and international consensus, could not go unnoticed. True, Damascus is still having trouble letting go of its long-time reign of Lebanon and the political, military, and economic profits it had acquired from its occupation. The Syrians aim to continue reaping such benefits by using the cards they still possess. After all, Beirut is still an hour away from Damascus, and the Syrians have quite a few allies in Lebanon, the primary one being Hizballah. This group will be the next target of a Lebanese revolution, and Hassan Nasrallah is likely to feel the noose tightening around his neck. The writer is head of the Middle East History department at Tel Aviv University.

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