At the onset of the Lebanese crisis, Arab govts, starting with Saudi Arabia, slammed Hezbollah for provoking a war...now, with Hezbollah holding out against the vaunted Israeli military for more than 2 weeks, Arab public opinion is surging behind the organization, transforming the Shiite group's leader into a folk hero and forcing a change in official statements. |
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Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.