The Obama administration would like to move Syria into the camp of more moderate Arab states, but there
is scant evidence that Syria is willing to give up its support for terrorist organizations. Like Iran, it remains a
destabilizing and dangerous force in the region.
The 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel took
not only outside observers by surprise, but also
Israel and the government of Lebanon. A day after
an operation in which Hezbollah killed five Israeli
soldiers and captured two others, the Israel Defense
Forces struck Lebanese targets as far north as
Beirut. Over subsequent days, the Israeli Air Force
bombed Hezbollah-controlled neighborhoods in
Beirut and struck targets in the country’s north.
U.S., European, and Arab diplomats scrambled
to prevent the spread of hostilities. While Arab
governments remained conspicuously silent,
unwilling to support Hezbollah publicly, if at all,
Iranian authorities egged on the militia. Speaking
six days after the war began, Gholam-Ali Haddad-
Adel, the speaker of Iran’s parliament, declared,
“To Hassan Nasrallah [Hezbollah’s secretary general]
we say, well done.
The Enduring Iran-Syria-Hezbollah Axis People(especially dhimmitude Christian Patrick) in glass houses should not throw stones as their Hezbollah masters may think they are becoming a bit too uppity. Hezbollah does NOT want Israel to exist and wants to dominate all other religions in the area is the best model that explains the whole of the ME. This Non jewish model of Hezbollah is the best explanation of the current ME problems. There are two solutions to it. Live with it and the constant human suffering and stagnation this entails or the WW 2 Germany solution – called also the Pipes… Read more »
The Enduring Iran-Syria-Hezbollah Axis I have yet to see an article about Hizballah written by a non-jewish person that is capable of explaining both sides of the issue. Has anyone ever bothered to ask Hizballah their opinion and written it without paraphrasing? Mr. Rubin should be reminded that it takes 2 to tango. Also, if the USA calls someone a terrorist, that is not necessarily true to everybody. One man’s terrorist is anothers freedom fighter. President Obama is very wise to want to solve issues by negotiation. Now he should remember that negotiation means give and take not “take and… Read more »