Opinion: Pursuing Diplomacy With Iran Doesn't Mean Ignoring Its Bad Behavior
Arab and U.S. liberals differ on how to handle Iran and its proxies, writes Firas Maksad. He says reactions to the killing of his friend Lokman Slim, a critic of Hezbollah, are a case in point.
Firas Maksad (@FirasMaksad) is an adjunct professor at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs and founder of Global Policy Associates, a consulting firm.
A mix of grief and defiance permeated through the crowd that gathered in the southern suburbs of Beirut last week to bid final farewell to Lokman Slim, a friend who was widely recognized for being a sharp critic of Hezbollah. He worked on a range of issues that put him at odds with the Iran-backed militants, including LGBTQ rights, women's rights, justice for political prisoners in neighboring Syria and opposition to Iranian regional hegemony. Slim's body was , in an area under Hezbollah
