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A Conflict That Will Stay Close to Home


[New York Times] Edward Luttwack - Could the fighting widen across the region? Not likely. Hamas is very isolated, with no local allies other than Syria. The Israeli bombing is arousing some Arab solidarity, but all know that Israel's target is Hizballah, which deliberately started the fighting by crossing into Israel. Much more important, other Arabs view Hizballah as the paid agent of its Shiite brethren, the leaders of non-Arab Iran.
2006-07-19 01:00:00
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