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Saudi blames Hizbollah, Hamas for Israel attacks
RIYADH (Reuters) - U.S. ally Saudi Arabia on Monday stepped up its criticism of Lebanese and Palestinian militants, saying their actions had allowed Israel to wage war against their people. "Some elements and groups have got loose and slipped into taking decisions on their own that Israel has exploited to wage a ferocious war against Lebanon and to imprison the entire Palestinian people," a cabinet statement said.
Must be those miscreants again

"Saudi Arabia stands together with the legitimate and reasonable-minded national forces in Lebanon and occupied Palestine to combat these dangers to the Arab and Muslim nation," it added.
"If there were any, that is"
Saudi Arabia last week criticized Hizbollah and its backer Iran saying "elements" in Lebanon and "those behind them" were responsible for an Israeli offensive on its northern neighbor to stop strikes by the Shi'ite guerrilla group.
Saudis can see Iran's fingerprints all over this
The unusually frank comments have provoked heated debate in the Arab world, where sympathy toward resistance to perceived U.S.-Israeli hegemony in the region runs high.

The Saudi statement on Monday included an oblique criticism of Washington for blocking a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Israel to end a simultaneous offensive in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. "Some countries' total support for Israeli policies has hindered taking a decision," it said.
Posted by: Steve 2006-07-17
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