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...geopolitical crisis between Lebanon and Israel intensifies, Harvard has decided to evacuate students and staff in Lebanon by busing them to Damascus, Syria...
Assistant Dean of the College Jay Ellison wrote in an e-mail to The Crimson Saturday that “the situation [in Lebanon] is very uncertain and we believe that it is best if students leave the country in as quick and safe a manner as possible...
Ziad El-Zaatari ’09 wrote in an e-mail from Lebanon Saturday that “a bus left from north Beirut today for Damascus (the only way out of the country at present) and another one is leaving Sunday,” adding that most students “have left or are planning to leave the country...
...declined to say which clients her organization serves or what it is doing to evacuate people from Lebanon, saying that “this is quite a sensitive operation as you might imagine.” But in a statement, the group said that its focus is on “Southern Beirut, the Rafik Hariri International airport and the principal road between Beirut and Damascus...
...history suggests is likely, the Israelis can't achieve their objectives militarily, Washington is in a tough position. The escalation threatens not only long-term U.S. goals in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories, but also Washington's ability to secure a consensus over Iran and Iraq. But to the extent that this administration has distinguished itself from predecessors by its reluctance both to impose restraints on Israel and to deal with actors it deems beyond the pale, such as Hamas, Hizballah, Syria and Iran, its ability to quickly contain the crisis may be limited...