http://dir.salon.com/topics/lebanon/?source=rss&aim=lebanon en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT By Juan Cole Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/10/lebanon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/10/lebanon/index.html?source=rss Lebanon's voters gave the White House the victory it wanted -- with a lot of help from Hezbollah. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/01/05/gaza/index.html?source=rss Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/26/folman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/12/26/folman/index.html?source=rss Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman talks about his extraordinary animated documentary "Waltz With Bashir," a trip down the nightmarish rabbit hole of memory. By Juan Cole Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/28/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/28/mccain/index.html?source=rss Arab-Americans are concentrated in swing states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida. And the early signs are not good for McCain. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/15/cannes_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/05/15/cannes_1/index.html?source=rss "Blindness" is an apocalyptic horror flick, rendered dull and pretentious. But an astonishing animated war film and a gripping prison drama provide the fireworks. By James Martin Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/militants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/14/militants/index.html?source=rss As experts long warned, Islamic militants steeped in urban warfare against U.S. troops in Iraq have expanded their violent campaign beyond Iraq's borders. By Gary Kamiya Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/03/18/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2008/03/18/iraq_anniversary/index.html?source=rss Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it. By David Grossman Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/israel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/02/11/israel/index.html?source=rss Israel's disastrous Second Lebanon War showed we've become an existential danger to ourselves. Our future depends on fundamental change. By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/01/30/caramel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/01/30/caramel/index.html?source=rss It's an ode to sensuality! It tackles "risky" material! It's lovable! So why didn't Oscar embrace it? By Gregory Levey Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/10/09/gaydamak_bibi/index.html?source=rss Together, an enigmatic billionaire and a resurgent Bibi Netanyahu could put Israel on the war path. Dick Cheney, AIPAC and Iran are all watching closely. By Gregory Levey Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/07/03/olmert/index.html?source=rss Despite the Gaza disaster and poll numbers that make George Bush look beloved by comparison, the shrewd prime minister has renewed his grip on power. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/20/gaza/index.html?source=rss Bush and Olmert scramble to prop up Abbas, but the Hamas takeover boosts Iran and leaves hopes for a Palestinian state in tatters. By Christoph Schult Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/19/hamas_fatah/index.html?source=rss Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud. By Mohamad Bazzi Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/31/syria/index.html?source=rss The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/02/winograd_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/02/winograd_report/index.html?source=rss A scathing criticism of Ehud Olmert's failed war on Hezbollah last summer points to much deeper problems for the country. By Gregory Levey Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/15/israel_despair/index.html?source=rss Top Israeli officials admit last summer's war against Hezbollah was a failure -- and denounce President Bush's actions in the Middle East. By Joe Conason Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/08/25/iran_neocons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2006/08/25/iran_neocons/index.html?source=rss From the botched Iraq war to threatening Iran with "regime change," neoconservative policies have been a boon for Tehran. By Lucy Fielder Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/24/nasrallah/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/24/nasrallah/index.html?source=rss The Hezbollah leader has emerged from the ruins of Lebanon as a folk hero -- but is his facade of unity beginning to crack? By Sidney Blumenthal Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/17/bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/blumenthal/2006/08/17/bush/index.html?source=rss With U.S. support, Israeli unilateralism was unfurled. The nation's security has never been so endangered, or its moral authority so tarnished. By Tim Grieve Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/16/rice/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/08/16/rice/index.html?source=rss Rice on Hezbollah: Hope for the best, and maybe somebody will call them names. By Aluf Benn Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/14/benn_olmert/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/14/benn_olmert/index.html?source=rss Having failed on the battlefield, Israelis question their leadership and their national direction. By Sarah Goldstein Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/09/kopty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/09/kopty/index.html?source=rss Women's antiwar groups have become the most vocal protesters in the region. By Daniel Steinvorth and Volkhard Windfuhr Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/08/siniora/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/08/siniora/index.html?source=rss The country's prime minister talks about a cease-fire plan, dealing with Hezbollah and making peace with Israel. By Kate Seelye Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/07/jumblatt/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/08/07/jumblatt/index.html?source=rss Secular Arabs like Druze leader Walid Jumblatt worry that the Israeli invasion will push Lebanon into the arms of the fanatics. By Alia Malek Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/04/beirut/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/08/04/beirut/index.html?source=rss I fled America for Beirut's cultural freedom. Now I watch as bombs destroy my refuge -- and the best hope for a viable Middle East democracy.