Hezbollah Faces Backlash In Lebanon
Opponents of Hezbollah in Lebanon are becoming increasingly vocal in their grievances against the party following its involvement in the Qusair battle.
The results of the Iranian presidential elections were everything the opponents of Hezbollah in Beirut needed to complete the scene that they have come to label as the “political defeat” of Hezbollah, following the party’s military victory in the Syrian city of Qusair.
Since the strategic town fell into the hands of Hezbollah fighters on June 5, opponents of the Shiite organization in Lebanon declared — publicly and privately — that this victory will adversely affect the leading Shiite power in Lebanon, both at the political and diplomatic levels. These opponents argue that the delicate and fragile Lebanese balance does not allow any team to achieve complete victory and that any victory achieved by any party in any partial battle would constitute the first step toward a subsequent defeat under this balance. According to Hezbollah's opponents, all of the previous Lebanese experiences have served as proof of this.
Thus, following the fall of Qusair, Hezbollah's opponents began to state what they deemed to be indicators of a counterattack on all levels.
Internationally, Europe started its violent offensive through French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. Then, the United States announced Washington’s willingness to arm the Syrian opposition against the backdrop of Hezbollah’s participation and the accusations made against the regime of Bashar al-Assad of using chemical weapons.
