Monday, July 24, 2006

The Middle East, Explained

Slate has a useful interactive Middle East Buddy List
Does Hezbollah get along with Egypt? What about Hamas and Iran?
By Christopher Beam and Noam Rudnick
Last month, Hamas militants tunneled into Israel and kidnapped an Israeli soldier. Israel immediately invaded Gaza. Hamas began lobbing rockets into Israel. The Lebanese group Hezbollah kidnapped two more Israelis near the Lebanon-Israel border. Israel responded by carrying out airstrikes against Lebanon. Egypt and Saudi Arabia condemned Hezbollah for instigating the violence. Syria, Iran, and Lebanon called Israel's retaliation an excessive use of force.

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