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Clashes Erupt For Second Day In Lebanon

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The majority coalition will not legitimize Hezbollah’s arms, or heed their call for veto power. Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel boiled over in the summer of 2006, but after 34 days of destruction peace seemed preferable to the meandering and pernicious military contest. The Lebanese parliament - which included members of Hezbollah - approved UN [...]

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