Hezbollah’s threat to Israel rises amid Lebanon chaos
(Worthy News) – Lebanon’s political crisis escalated this weekend, with hundreds of civilians wounded in running street battles against security forces. The chaos will increase the Lebanese Hezbollah’s temptation to lash out at Israel to unify the nation against a common enemy.
At the source of tensions here is a months-long political and economic crisis.
Infuriated by decades of corruption and mismanagement, and an Iranian-engineered political system that prioritizes sectarian cronyism over efficient public services, the Lebanese people are demanding wholesale reform. But the political class won’t give it to them. Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s pro-Western Future Movement is sympathetic to reform, but Hariri is a weak and uncertain leader. He lacks the tenacity to challenge Hezbollah. And that’s the key here. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]
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