Hezbollah Talks Big But Bows Out Of The Gaza War -- Jamie Dettmer, Daily Beast
Hamas is inceasingly isolated in the region as it fights its ferocious war against Israel. In the old days Hezbollah might have helped—but not now.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah boss Hassan Nasrallah made a phone call to Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal on Monday and vowed to support “the resistance in Gaza in any way necessary.” Then Nasrallah, whose fame has spread far and wide over the years as the head of the Iranian-backed Lebanese “Party of God,” called Palestinians Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Salah to talk about maintaining close diplomatic ties in the fight against Israel.
But here’s the real message from Nasrallah: Hamas, you’re on your own.
This is a far cry from those days in the middle of the last decade when Hezbollah, encouraged by Tehran, was staking out a position as the region’s preeminent leader of resistance against Israel and leader of a pan-Islamist movement ready to defend not only Shiites but also Sunni Muslims from, as they were wont to say, Jews and Crusaders.
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My Comment: I also have doubts that Hezbollah will become involved .... they are already involved in a life and death struggle in Syria .... who needs a second front. But the fear of Hezbollah becoming involved is still there.
