Many are disturbed by the occupation of the Palestinian territories or more recently by images of Israeli bombing in Lebanon; some fear they give grist to anti-Semites.

许多人对占领巴勒斯坦领土，或是最近以色列在黎巴嫩的轰炸感到不安；一些人担心这些会滋生反犹分子(anti - Semites)。

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The fact of the matter is that the West's unconditional support for the anti-Syrian forces in Lebanon has always been problematic.

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There's "growing concern" in Israel that Hezbollah will move more anti-aircraft batteries into Lebanon around the election, Israeli media is reporting, citing unnamed intelligence sources.

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This was understandable, considering America's invasion of neighbouring Iraq, the bellicose tone of Mr Bush's administration, the sudden upsurge of anti-Syrian nationalism in Lebanon that chased Syria's long-ensconced supporters out of power in a country seen in Damascus as its backyard, and the far greater firepower of Israel, whose occupation of the Golan Heights has been a humiliating thorn in Syria's side since 1967.

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