The Tehran conference in support of the Palestinian Intifadeh was a
resounding social success: plane hijackers munched on puff pastry, militia
leaders from struggles past greeted each other warmly. It was a sunny
reunion of anybody who's somebody in the region's resistance underworld.
Intended to compensate for the disappointment of the recent Arab Summit in
Amman -- which failed to produce violent rhetoric or come up with funds to
support the Palestinians -- the Tehran summit ended up being mostly about
Iran's regional ambitions.
Delegates from 34 Islamic countries assembled to...
