Hizbullah-Salafi Deal Would Threaten Hariri Party

August 2008 | Political Risk Alert

Although the memorandum of understanding signed by Hizbullah and a number of Sunni Islamist (or 'Salafi') groups in Lebanon this week appears to have been frozen, the fact that it was struck at all will have caused some sleepless nights over at the pro-Western Future movement. If it were to be resurrected, the deal could further undermine the already weak position of the Future movement, come next year's elections. However, the Sunni Islamist movement is far from homogenous, and there was a significant outcry from many groups (probably the reason why the deal was swiftly abrogated). Even if some Salafi

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