Word: arabism
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...held a consistent position that the solution had to pass through the international community, involve the Arab world, and that Europe had to take the principal leadership role. We had strong support from the U.S., which was a precondition for succeeding. And with the support of other countries, like Germany and the U.K., it was difficult for [French President Jacques] Chirac to maintain his position [on troop numbers...
Lebanon is struggling to get back to normal after the summer's war. Central Beirut, whose sidewalk cafes are usually packed with Arab tourists in August, is still a ghost town. But Lebanese families and gaggles of teenagers have reclaimed the promenade along the Mediterranean Sea, escaping the humidity and trading stories about the Hizballah-Israel conflict that recently left so much of their country in ruins...
...continuously for the past three decades. Little wonder that few Lebanese have much faith in the "cessation of hostilities" established by U.N. Resolution 1701 two weeks ago. As with past troubles in Lebanon, hopes for peace are bound up in wider regional, even global, disputes, like the Arab-Israeli conflict as well as the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program. Most importantly, Lebanese worry that while Resolution 1701 suited the immediate needs of Hizballah and Israel in its call for a cease-fire, it satisfied the central demands of neither...
...Lebanon. While hundreds of innocent Lebanese are being slaughtered, Tony Blair wrings his hands and utters a few platitudes to the dead and dying. And the U.S., with its blatant support of Israeli aggression, has relinquished any hope of being an honest broker between the Jewish state and the Arab world. There can be no peace in the Middle East until Palestinians have justice. What Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has done will make neither Israel nor the rest of the world more secure from violence, hatred and terrorism. Garth Groombridge Southampton, England...
...Then consider Iranians themselves. The majority are weary of political Islam, dislike the current regime, favor improved ties with the West, and lack the anti-American rage so prevalent in the Arab world. At the same time, they're seduced by the nationalist appeal of a nuclear program, and support hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who promises Iranian strength through atomic technology...