We promised we wouldn’t mention the Arab league meeting in Damascus last month but it is hard not to be moved by the reaction of the majority of the Arab world to Lebanon’s plight. Yes, there was support from some quarters, but the overwhelming feeling was one of indifference when it came to Lebanon. In fact, Lebanon is unfinished business and the Arab League has its head in the sand. Created in the 1920s, this country still has no officially demarcated borders with Syria, neither, for that matter, diplomatic relations. What was started must be followed through — the Arab League must do its utmost in backing one of its most important members. But this indifference not only thwarts Lebanon’s potential; it is a damning indictment in regards to how the rest of the world sees Arabs. We can be as advanced as we like with our museums, universities, hotels
