In June the government announced a series of changes to the original proposals in the face of mounting opposition.

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Worries over a repetition of such tactics have been mounting as the date looms for a tribunal under the aegis of the UN, charged with investigating a series of assassinations in Lebanon between 2004 and 2008, to issue indictments.

ECONOMIST: Lebanon and Israel