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Stances

Hizbullah Won't Use Win Against Rivals

Hizbullah will not euphorically exploit its military victory against Israel to make political gains at home or settle political or ethnic scores but rather continues to cement national unity, a senior Hizbullah official said…

Olmert Scolded for Cosmetic War Probe

Israeli politicians, reservists and newspapers united on Tuesday, August 29, in censuring Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for ordering a low-level toothless inquiry into the Lebanon war and rejecting a state commission, which would have had the power to sack high-level government and military…

Lebanon War Boosts Political Islam

Hizbullah victory over Israel has left many in the region convinced that while their leaders failed to face Israel and the US hegemony, Islamic movements succeeded in restoring dignity and honor to a bruised identity, further enhancing the political future of such movements…