Lebanon’s Sunnis must not be hijacked June 27, 2013 12:46 AM By Michael Young The Daily Star The Lebanese would do well to think of Prince Saud al-Faisal’s description of Syria as “occupied territory” in the joint news conference he held Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. For if Syria is regarded as “occupied” because of the presence of Iran and Hezbollah there, then what of Lebanon, where both have a decisive say over the country’s affairs? As a Lebanese parliamentarian astutely put it recently, the deployment of American soldiers, aircraft, and Patriot missiles to Jordan was an American line drawn in the sand at the Hashemite kingdom. But no line is being drawn in Lebanon, except one placing the country on the dark side, as a territory effectively controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and its local partners. Both the Lebanese and Saudis have to inject nuance into this view. Hezbollah is powerful, but as a house of many mansions Lebanon is not a place where anyone can take domination for granted. Hezbollah won a round against Sheikh Ahmad Assir, profiting from his foolish attack on the Army, but the party cannot be reassured when its Sunni foes are bolder and when the Saudis are portraying Iranian influence as equivalent to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Read more: dailystar.lb/Opinion/Columnist/2013/Jun-27/221739-lebanons-sunnis-must-not-be-hijacked.ashx#ixzz2Xhq4wn4z (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb) (The Daily Star :: Lebanon News :: dailystar.lb)
Posted on: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 13:31:27 +0000
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