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Nasrallah's Malaise

[Jerusalem Report/Washington Institute for Near East Policy] Ehud Yaari - Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah is showing clear signs of "dejection, melancholy and depression," according to the editors of the Lebanese daily al-Safir, who are counted among his most steadfast supporters. Nasrallah is worried about not being able to continue the armed resistance in the new framework of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. He understands that in south Lebanon his people will no longer be able to set up open military camps. In addition, they have lost numerous positions close to the border with Israel. There are already signs that Hizballah has started moving its military equipment from the south toward the Lebanese Bekaa Valley. In other words, Nasrallah understands that the south has ceased to be "Hizballahstan." There is growing evidence of disaffection with Hizballah, and reservations on the part of some of the Shiite middle class, and among the local village leaderships, about the disaster visited upon them by Nasrallah's belligerent adventurism.
2006-09-19 01:00:00
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