The paling mythologies of the “axis of evil” and “axis of resistance”

"......Here, it would seem, lies a real opportunity for whoever could take advantage of mobilizing popular support that eschews terrorism but confronts the occupation with real, powerful resistance that is truly nonviolent." Hussein Ibish of ATFP

Axes of Fable

The fast-changing alliances in the Middle East have proven both the "axis of evil" and "axis of resistance" to be fantastical inventions of American and Arab political culture. Nonetheless, aspects of these imagined rivalries continue to mark US relations with Arab actors, particularly the sub-national groups of Hamas and Hezbollah.  

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