SPECIAL REPORT: The key to solving the sectarian clashes between Hezbollah fighters and Sunni Muslim gunmen loyal to the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora in the Lebanese capital Beirut can only be found in the context of a larger Middle East solution involving Lebanons two powerful neighbors; Israel and Syria.
INTERVIEW: The long-standing dispute between the Lebanese government – backed by the United States, France and Saudi Arabia – and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, backed by Syria and Iran turned violent in Beirut Wednesday, after what initially began as a strike over wage demands quickly degenerated into gun battles and once again raised the specter of the civil war.
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The 60th anniversary of Israels founding has understandably focused much of the attention of Middle Eastern analysts on this old and familiar problem. But if they think this remains the prime security issue for the region, they may be looking in the wrong direction.
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