Nasrallah seeks to capitalize on US shift on Golan

The Trump administration's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights has given the advantage in Lebanon to Hezbollah, whose opposition to the move puts it in line with public opinion.
Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah gather near a giant poster of their leader Hassan Nasrallah during a ceremony to mark Ashura on September 20, 2018 in Beirut. - Ashura commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Muslim faith's prophet Mohammed, who was killed by the armies of his rival Yazid over the succession for the caliphate near Karbala in 680 AD. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Supporters of Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah gather near a giant poster of their leader Hassan Nasrallah during a ceremony to mark Ashoura, Sept. 20, 2018 in Beirut. - ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images
Al Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East
Makram Najmuddine

The Donald Trump administration’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights has given Hezbollah and the "resistance" camp an unexpected gift, delivering a setback to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s goal of isolating Hezbollah within Lebanon during his visit to the country last week.

The US decision on the Golan was rejected by US allies throughout the region, including across the political spectrum in Lebanon.

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