Turkey insists on sending forces to Gaza, but also to South Lebanon as part of a possible international force. (Credit: Illustrative photo/Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
Hezbollah’s head of external relations Ammar Moussawi was at the head of a party delegation that participated in the conference on Palestine in Istanbul a few days ago.The event carried great significance, especially since it followed earlier visits by Moussawi and other Hezbollah officials who held meetings with Turkish representatives. These officials have been working to convey messages between Hezbollah and the new leadership in Syria in an effort to ease tensions and reassure both sides.Paradoxically, the visit took place on the eve of the first anniversary of the Syrian regime’s fall even though the two parties had long adopted opposing positions. Turkey was a major supporter of the Syrian revolution against Bashar al-Assad, while Hezbollah, backed by Iran, supported the regime until its final hours before its collapse. Our...
Hezbollah’s head of external relations Ammar Moussawi was at the head of a party delegation that participated in the conference on Palestine in Istanbul a few days ago.The event carried great significance, especially since it followed earlier visits by Moussawi and other Hezbollah officials who held meetings with Turkish representatives. These officials have been working to convey messages between Hezbollah and the new leadership in Syria in an effort to ease tensions and reassure both sides.Paradoxically, the visit took place on the eve of the first anniversary of the Syrian regime’s fall even though the two parties had long adopted opposing positions. Turkey was a major supporter of the Syrian revolution against Bashar al-Assad, while Hezbollah, backed by Iran, supported the regime until its final hours before its collapse. Our...
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