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Arab Media and Society - October, 2008
During the conflict Lebanon's media became further entrenched in their sectarian and political camps, pan-Arab media did the same, and domestic media outlets came under direct attack. The Lebanese public, meanwhile, holed themselves up inside and watched events play out on television.
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Middle East Research and Information Project - July, 2008
As with much else in Lebanon, however, the words "national unity" are sorely at odds with reality. If anything, the politicking behind the composition of this cabinet has deepened the polarization of the country. The battle lines are largely familiar: the classic sectarian divides, as well as economic and regional disparities sharpened by the lagging pace of reconstruction following the 2006 war.
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International Crisis Group - July, 2008
After decades during which they saw their influence consistently decline, Lebanon's Christians are in a position to once again play a decisive political role. The May 2008 Doha agreement, coming in the wake of Hizbollah's takeover of West Beirut, provides the Christian community with the opportunity to regain an important place on the political map and to advance demands that have long been ignored.
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LeMonde Diplomatique - July, 2008
Lebanon proposes to rebuild Nahr al-Bared, the Palestinian city-camp near Tripoli pulverized in a long siege last year in an attempt to kill Sunni militants holed up there. The new, as yet only imagined, town is intended to preserve the memories of the old, yet return the area to the control of Lebanon.
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - May, 2008
The simultaneous announcement of an agreement between government and opposition in Lebanon and of the start of indirect talks between Israel and Syria in Turkey might be the best news to come out of that troubled region for a long time.
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MERIP Middle East Report - May, 2008
Most non-Lebanese became aware of what was happening in Beirut after street fighting erupted in the capital's mixed Sunni-Shi'i quarters on May 7. The match was lit on May 1 when Jumblatt told Lebanon's national news agency about a network of cameras evidently set up to monitor goings-on at Beirut International Airport.
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International Crisis Group - May, 2008
Hizbollah's takeover of much of West Beirut began as a cost-of-living strike on 7 May 2008. Yet the course of events, their speed and ultimately violent turn exposed the true stakes.
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Middle East Policy - April, 2008
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Human Rights Watch - February, 2008
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Carnegie Endowment - January, 2008
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Boston Review - January, 2008
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ZNet - October, 2007
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International Crisis Group - October, 2007
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Human Rights Watch - September, 2007
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Human Rights Watch - August, 2007
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MERIP - Middle East Report - August, 2007
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