[lit-ideas] Is Hizbollah a Resistance Organization or not?
- From: "Lawrence Helm" <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 18:17:21 -0700
http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD123406
I have tried three previous times to post this, including the text. I
believe Eric tried as well. Perhaps the text was too long. Perhaps it will
make it with just the reference.
Lawrence
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From: Lawrence Helm [mailto:lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 12:17 PM
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Is Hizbollah a Resistance Organization or not?
Here is an interesting dispatch from MEMRI indicating that the Arab world is
split over the Hizbollah/Israeli war. The nation leading the opposition to
Hizbollah's actions is Saudi Arabia. The nation leading the support is
Syria. The dispatch doesn't contain a list of the nations representing each
side. It quotes from a member of the PLO opposing Hizbollah and it quotes
from an Egyptian newspaper that opposes Hizbollah but another Egyptian
newspaper supports it. One of the Syrian articles supporting Hizbollah
criticizes the "nations" (plural) that oppose Hizbollah so there must be
more than just Saudi Arabia and elements in Palestine and Egypt.
I note how close Omar's arguments seem to Syria's. The Lit-Ideas Leftists
aren't as articulate but side with Omar, Syria and Hizbollah. I haven't
seen any of them siding with Israel. And by "side" I mean in the same sense
that the Dispatch indicates, in the same sense that Saudi Arabia does.
Saudi Arabia blames Hizbollah for adventurism. This doesn't imply any
long-term support of Saudi Arabia for Israel, but it does recognize Israel's
right to defend itself. Syria claims Hizbollah was "resisting." Even the
invading of Israel and capturing of hostages was resistance according to
them. I suppose if you don't believe in Israel's right to exist anything
you do to them "resists" their existence and is therefore legitimate. The
Syrian articles don't present any real arguments. They just rail at those
who oppose them.
Lawrence
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