Rami Khouri in The Daily Star argues that although the memorandum of understanding signed Monday between Hizbullah and the Lebanese Salafist movement is “unlikely to have a major impact on anything,” it does reflect the “constantly evolving line-up of major political actors in the Arab world.” As a “new Middle East” is being born, Khouri recommends shelving the rules created during Cold War, and coming to grips “with the changing pattern of political sentiment, activism, legitimacy and representation throughout the region.”
