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Arabs No Longer Buying the Lies of Hamas, Hizbullah

(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - After the recent ceasefire deal with Israel, supporters of Hizbullah claimed "victory." This declaration is similar to that of Hamas, when after earlier rounds of fighting its commanders would typically emerge from the debris and proclaim "victory." Even now, Hamas continues to pretend that it is winning the war. After Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal announced Hamas's victory in the Gaza war, Egyptian political analyst Abdul Latif Al-Manawi wrote in Al Arabiya on Oct. 10, 2024: "Is this how Mashaal sums up a whole year of devastation inflicted on the Palestinian people?...Victory, Khaled Mashaal, is not like this....Victory is not bringing back the era of illusory speeches and false victories." Hizbullah leaders said they would stop their rocket and drone attacks against Israel only if it ended the war against Hamas in Gaza. Yet in the ceasefire agreement, reached on Nov. 27, Hizbullah agreed to disconnect itself from the war in Gaza and to withdraw its men from the border with Israel. This reversal is precisely why many Arabs cannot understand Hizbullah's claim of "victory," especially in light of the elimination of most of the group's top political and military leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah. Many Arabs are no longer fooled by the lies and propaganda of Iran's terror proxies. Over the past 14 months, Hamas and Hizbullah have dragged the Palestinians and Lebanese into wars that have claimed the lives of thousands of people - all to serve their patrons in Iran. The terrorists are continuing to sell imaginary victories to the Arabs to encourage them to join the Jihad (holy war) against Israel.
2024-12-05 00:00:00
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