U.N. humanitarian coordinator Imran Reza on a tour of Nabatieh to assess the scale of destruction. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
The 2006 post-war scenario is repeating itself. In the wake of the Nov. 27 cease-fire deal, Hezbollah rushed to reassure the displaced population, calling on them to apply for compensation and aid with its Jihad al-Bina Foundation, pending reconstruction. This initiative is clearly intended to calm the popular discontent and reassure its popular base. This approach mimics that of 2006, when Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah announced the day after the cessation of hostilities that the funds were already available and Hezbollah’s administration was ready to disburse them.Hezbollah, which is once again assuming the government’s responsibility, has already set up a mechanism involving criteria for compensation. In a document distributed to those concerned, it promised to pay every disaster-stricken family up to $14,000. This sum is...
The 2006 post-war scenario is repeating itself. In the wake of the Nov. 27 cease-fire deal, Hezbollah rushed to reassure the displaced population, calling on them to apply for compensation and aid with its Jihad al-Bina Foundation, pending reconstruction. This initiative is clearly intended to calm the popular discontent and reassure its popular base. This approach mimics that of 2006, when Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah announced the day after the cessation of hostilities that the funds were already available and Hezbollah’s administration was ready to disburse them.Hezbollah, which is once again assuming the government’s responsibility, has already set up a mechanism involving criteria for compensation. In a document distributed to those concerned, it promised to pay every disaster-stricken family up to $14,000. This sum is...