People have answered already, but I just wanted to chip in to mention how it's ironic that Iran is so hardcore anti-Israel when polls show that 1) plurality of Palis. don't see Shias as Muslims, 2) nearly all Palis hate Assad, 3) majority of Palis now view Iran unfavourably
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it's a classic example of HLvM coalition formation - just like blacks and Wall Street
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b/c it's geopolitics "H" has an odd meaning - but rich shia are funding poor sunni militia activity against israelis and "grassroots" sunni
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Replying to @QuasLacrimas
(in cosmopolitan culture Israel is H'er than Iran and KSA is $$'er, but for HLvM purposes funding the militia/vote bank is what makes you H)
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what is classic about it is the ex ante lack of ideological affinity (plus many opposed interests) giving way to "are values" as the HL arrangement solidifies
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