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Moderates Feel the Heat.(Arab-Israeli relations)(Interview)
Byline: Rod Nordland
Seldom have moderate Arab leaders felt so besieged by events. President George W. Bush gave Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon his unqualified backing on April 14 at the White House. Shortly afterward, Hamas leader Abdel-Aziz Rantisi was killed in a missile strike--prompting Jordan's King Abdullah to cancel his own visit to Washington.
Saudi Arabia has seen new terrorist attacks; in Iraq, fighting has spread and the uneasy siege of Fallujah goes on. Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, a Sunni Muslim and billionaire ex-businessman, has presided over his country's reconstruction after 17 years of civil war, forging strong relations with Western countries as well as Arab neighbors. Last week he spoke with NEWSWEEK's Rod Nordland in Beirut. Excerpts:
NORDLAND: Have the prospects for Mideast peace ever seemed so bad?
HARIRI: These are the most difficult days yet. We are witnessing a drastic change.
With what effect on Arab moderates?
What is happening between the Israelis and the Palestinians is marginalizing the peace camp among the Arabs, strengthening fundamentalism and giving inspiration to extremists in all camps. This is against the interests of the United States.
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