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As Syria steps onto the main stage again and foreign dignitaries are eager to do business with its president, Bashar al-Assad, is it necessary or fair for the West, under pressure from Israel, to continue to demand that it break ties with Hamas and Hezbollah?
If these are legitimate and recognized political parties in the Middle East [...]
December 5th, the Lebanese pro-Syrian Shiite group Hezbollah voiced its approval of Christian opposition Leader Michel Aoun’s trip to Syria. Hezbollah’s parliamentarians expressed their excitement as from their perspective Aoun engaged Syria and approached it with the right outlook instead of repeating some of the mistakes of the past. This was a historic trip [...]
Hezbollah’s statements that they plan to take over the Lebanese government in the upcoming election, includes talk about how they will govern the country under a national unity government and work closely with Sunni-led coalitions as well. They think they will be able to grab the majority in the Legislature in the 2009 elections and [...]
Hezbollah has declared its confidence that it will be victorious in Lebanese elections next year. Currently, the militant group is a minority only by a slim margin, and Hezbollah senior officer Nawaf al Mussawi has asserted that victory in next year’s elections is well within sight. A major point of tension is the relationship between [...]
Hezbollah blamed Phalange for recent incidents at Lebanese universities. Students have been speaking out against Hezbollah and its supporters, saying that there is no place for them in their universities. Hezbollah spoke out against these incidents calling for less hatred, and instead acceptance of one’s “brethren.” In Hezbollah’s statement on Sunday they sent a message [...]
Reports have come in that Hezbollah has tripled its stockpile of missiles, compared to how many they had before the 2006 Lebanon War. That war lasted 34 days as Hezbollah fired thousands of missiles into northern Israel killing 40 civilians. Meanwhile, more than 1,125 Lebanese, most of them civilians, were killed by Israeli attacks.
Hezbollah’s military [...]
An Israeli government report has recommended pursuing peace with Syria, even at the cost of returning the Golan Heights. This has been a major sticking point in peace negotiations in the past, and should the government follow these recommendations, could be a promising lead to peace talks.
Turkey is currently serving as a mediator between the [...]
Iran and Syria have failed to cooperate with two investigations regarding suspected clandestine nuclear work according to the United Nations atomic agency. Shiite Muslim-governed Iran supports Hezbollah, based in Lebanon. The United States classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization working with both Iran and Syria. The U.S. allies, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt have warned [...]
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has warned followers to not have high hopes for US president-elect Barack Obama and his administration. Nasrallah voiced his opinions in an interview with The Daily Star of Lebanon.
” Don’t exaggerate hopes nor give people high expectations so that no one is disappointed or makes miscalculations,” he stated. “I don’t want [...]
Outgoing Israeli PM Olmert has expressed his desire to continue indirect talks with Syria before he leaves office. He has stated that he is interested in talks, not necessarily in reaching an agreement by the time he leaves. How much good the talks will do is in serious question, however: he was already supposed to [...]
