March 21, 2005
Schwartz - Fiery Phoenicia
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Hell and Hope in the Holy Land [Israel-Palestine]
March 21st, 2005: Israel confirms settlement growth
March 21st, 2005: Israeli handover of West Bank towns "sabotaged"
March 17th, 2005: Jewish settlers beat Palestinians
February 26th, 2005: Mystery of the Tel-Aviv suicide bomber
Fiery Phoenicia [Lebanon-Syria]
A good BBC Q&A about Syria's involvement in Lebanon.
History: the Levant once part of Syria; French; cedar tree, etc. See also: this BBC "who's who" and this article about Syrian-Lebanese economic ties.
March 8th, 2005: Giant pro-Syrian rally (See also: these pictures)
The first protests
