"I do think that it is impossible for us to think only in terms of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and not think in terms of what's happening with Syria or Iran or Lebanon or Afghanistan and Pakistan," he said.
Libya has some advantages over Iraq, Afghanistan or Lebanon.
With no sectarian, ethnic, religious or tribal divides, political and ideological differences do not turn into societal divisions, as they do in Iraq, Syria or Lebanon.
"Our Iraqi neighbors need Iranian products which, instead of being exported via Saudi Arabia, Syria or Lebanon, could be taken straight to Iraq at a lower cost".
It is worth keeping in mind that, bad though the situation is in Libya, so far there is nothing like the violence of Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan or Lebanon during the civil war.
SATURDAY'S PUZZLE — Here's when I knew I was in trouble: at 23 Across, the devilishly wicked clue "Resident of Angola, Brazil or Lebanon" taunted me mercilessly as I tried to figure out who might reside in all of those countries.
Furthermore, Israel currently prevents one Palestinian from marrying another from Gaza, the West Bank, Syria or Lebanon and remaining within the borders of Israel, on the pretext of preventing the right of return.
The Internet has allowed them to track prospects in as much detail as necessary, whether the player is from Egypt, Bulgaria or Lebanon — all countries that have been represented in recent squads.
Five years ago, the hotel owner would have been a Saudi but the clerks and key hotel personnel all would have been imported labor from the Philippines, Pakistan or Lebanon.
With no sectarian, ethnic, religious or tribal divides, political and ideological differences do not turn into societal divisions there, as they do in Iraq, Syria or Lebanon.
