Bush Presses for International
Force in Southern Lebanon
Agence France Press reports U.S. president now believes
that an international peacekeeping force in Lebanon is urgent.
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18 Writers, Including Nobel
Laureates, Publish International Letter
Authors as diverse as Toni Morrison, Gore Vidal, Chris
Abani and Arundhati Roy publish a letter around the world, in
which they question received ideas about the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict and the clash with Lebanon. Read
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Lessons Learned
Saree Makdisi—a professor of English and comparative
literature at UCLA and a frequent commentator on the Middle
East—weighs the pros and cons of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
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Hizbullah's attacks stem from Israeli incursions into Lebanon
As pundits and policymakers scramble to explain events
in Lebanon, their conclusions are virtually unanimous: Hizbullah
created this crisis. Israel is defending itself. The underlying
problem is Arab extremism.
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U.S. and Israel Still Focused
on Wrong Issues
Rami G. Khouri, editor of Beirut's Daily
Star, explains why every major political issue - Lebanon,
Iraq, radicalism - links back to the festering Israeli-Palestinian
conflict. Read
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It's Lebanon, Not Israel, That Faces
a Threat to Its Existence
Ahmad Samih Khalidi argues that that recent ceasefire
resolution is "an absurdity" for it is Lebanon's existence
that is threatened. Read
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What Does Israel Want?
The motivations for the scope and the nature of Israel's
assault on Lebanon have left many puzzled. Its declared goal
is in conflict with the massive bombing of the Lebanese infrastructure,
resulting in the destruction of Lebanon and in growing support
for Hizbollah, which has remained largely unaffected by the
onslaught. Hagit Borer of Radio Intifada in Los Angeles interviews
Ilan Pappé, a senior lecturer of Political Science Haifa
University and Chair of the Emil Touma Institute for Palestinian
Studies; and Tanya Reinhart, journalist and Professor of Linguistics,
Utrecht University and New York. Listen/Read
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Plans for Victory Over Hizbullah are
Fantasy
Israeli novelist David Grossman, whose son was killed
while fighting with a tank unit in Lebanon on August 12, originally
supported the war, but argues here that victory plans for Hizbullah
amount to fantasy. Read
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Can Israel Think Before Shooting?
An Israel policy analyst at Stanford, Zeev Maoz argues
that if Israelis do not realize the futility of military force
in the current conflict, they will pay the price—not only
in the next few days, but in the years to come. Read
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Hizbullah Attack Unites Israelis
Novelist Amos Oz says even Israel's left-wing peace activists
support the country's military attack on Hizbollah in Lebanon.
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Things Come 'Round in the Mideast
Veteran activist, author and former California senator
Tom Hayden reveals inside experience with Israeli-Middle East
politics in the U.S. Read
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Op-Eds by Uri Avnery
The Junkies of War. Read
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The 155th Victim. Read »
From Mania to Depression. Read
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Moorish Girl Blogger on Ceasefire and
Conflict
by Laila Lalami
Moroccan-American writer and prolific blogger Laila Lalami maintains
a blog, As the World Turns, that follows Mideast hostilities.
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Why One American is Staying in Beirut
by Faerlie Wilson
A 24-year-old Californian stakes her claim. Read
Staying On »
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My City
on Fire Again
by Zena el-Khalil
A 30-year-old Lebanese artist's intimate diary. Read
My City on Fire Again »
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Letter from Beirut - July 18, 2006
by Zeina Saab
A former UC San Diego student writes to her friends. Read
Letter From Beirut »
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Party of God
by Cecile Sarruf
A Lebanese American spends the day in south Beirut. Read
Party of God »
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Lebanese Writers on Beirut
pre-2006
Read/listen to an NPR report on Lebanese contributors
to last year's anthology, Transit Beirut, edited by Malu Halasa
and Roseanne Saad Khalaf, including a funny piece, "My
Lebanese Sandwich" by Maher Kassar and Ziad Halwani. Go
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