Arabs Pressuring Syria To Cut Hezbollah Support Contributed by Bill Faith
Arabs Pressuring Syria To Cut Hezbollah Support Ed Morrissey
The Arab nations continue to pursue a policy of opposition to Iranian dreams of hegemony in the Middle East, and have begun a campaign to pressure Bashar Assad into cutting off . Rather than unite behind the Persian power play, the Arabs appear to regard Teheran as a bigger threat than Israel:
Mideast diplomats were pressing Syria to stop backing Hezbollah as the guerrillas fired more deadly rockets onto Israel's third-largest city Sunday. Israel faced tougher-than-expected ground battles and bombarded targets in southern Lebanon, hitting a convoy of refugees. ...
With Israel and the United States saying a real cease-fire is not possible until Hezbollah is reined in, Arab heavyweights Egypt and Saudi Arabia were pushing Syria to end its support for the guerrillas, Arab diplomats in Cairo said.
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Dafydd has great related analysis .
Contributed by Bill Faith on July 23, 2006 at 10:43 PM in , |