This article was first published by jadaliyya on Mar 19 2016 On 2 March 2016 Lebanon woke up to the news that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) had declared Hizballah a terrorist organization. Many perceived this as a kind of patriarchal collective punishment. Spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, the designation of Hizballah as a “terrorist” organisation can only be read as another desperate attempt by Saudi Arabia to … Continue reading Saudi Arabia Gazes at Lebanon with Vengeance