Hizbullah clouds in Sunni skies
Ian Black
July 20, 2006 08:45 AM
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ian_black/2006/07/hizbullah_clouds_in_sunni_skie.html
Amidst the smoking rubble of Beirut and the maddeningly slow pace of
international diplomacy, a significant new theme has surfaced as Israel
pursues its deadly offensive in Lebanon: mounting disquiet among Sunni
Arab states about the role of Hizbullah and the way it is seen as
serving Iranian interests in the Middle East.
The clearest evidence of this came directly from Arab governments after
the Lebanese Shia guerrillas launched their provocative cross-border
raid and triggered Israel's massive retaliation. Saudi Arabia issued an
unusual statement that was partly veiled but also extraordinarily
candid about the "bloody, painful events currently taking place in
Palestine and Lebanon".
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