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Lebanon's special court on Al-Hariri's assassination. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Asharq Al-Awsat

"The donors conference is a huge achievement that can only be carried out by a big country." -- Sherif Riad , Al-Akhbar

"Unless the current circumstances under which citizens live change, there will be more and more individuals who are willing to embarrass the government." -- Mahmoud Khalil , Al-Masry Al-Yom

"It is very important to alert everybody to the dangers of making legal action more difficult for the citizen because it has always been the protective shield of the society." -- Mohamed El-Sayed El-Agroud , Al-Wafd

"Are there any guarantees that Israel would not demolish the infrastructure and building process that the conference is trying to initiate, or that it would not launch another brutal aggression against Gaza in the future?" -- Al-Quds

"Palestinians and other Arabs are in need of redefining the required peace in a manner that can clear away the labyrinth of initiatives, conferences and slogans." -- Taher Al-Odwan , Al-Arab Al-Yom

"Although many voices ask Hamas to recognise Israel, nobody asked Israel to recognise the rights of the Palestinians." -- Al-Watan