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Article: Saudi Arabia and the Arab-Israeli peace process.
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- Middle East Policy
- Article date:
- September 22, 2007
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In late 2006, Jordan's King Abdullah warned against three potential civil wars that are likely to further destabilize and polarize the Middle East. He was referring to the sectarian strife between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq, the political unrest in Lebanon caused by disagreement between Hezbollah and the Lebanese government, and the violence between Hamas and Fatah in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The outcomes of these conflicts are highly uncertain, but together they underscore the political and military upheavals that characterize the Middle East.
In these three arenas, Iran has emerged as a relative winner. Iraqi Shiites with close religious and political ties ...