Maria Rahhal – MTV
The sudden invitation launched by Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qasim sparked a new page of dialogue with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi ArabiaA wide debate on the Lebanese and regional scene, even if it was overwhelmed by the lighting of the Raouche Rock. While some saw in the move a remarkable shift in the party’s speech, others considered it an attempt to get out of growing isolation in which they live locally and regionally.
Dr. Nofal Daw, Director of the Geopolitical Institute for the Middle East and North Africa, developed the invitation in the category of “a political attempt to compensate for the loss of military ability to influence the course of the region, and the gradual collapse of the vocal axis.” Dou believes that the party seeks, through this proposal, to stay on the theater of regional events by begging a political role, without this associated with a serious review of its previous options.
In an interview with MTV, Dou asserts that the invitation is “bombed”, because it is not based on a change in the party’s policies or abandoning his regional project, but rather what he described as “illusion”, that is, an attempt to push Saudi Arabia and the Arabs to adopt the party’s policies and join the axis of reluctance, instead of recognizing the error of the approach he took with Iran and preparing to correct it.
On the other hand, Dhu explains that Saudi Arabia, as a major regional state with pivotal roles in The Middle East The world does not show interest in what it describes as “arms and accessories”, but rather directly with countries, and with any political party through its position in the state, not as an alternative to it or at its expense.
Dhou recalls that “the behaviors of Hezbollah, from security and military attacks and practices, to the manufacture of drugs, export and money laundering, prompted the Kingdom and most of the Gulf states and several countries in the world to classify it as a terrorist organization, and nothing has changed until the moment.”
From here, Daw considers that the party is “in a real dilemma”, as its recent stances reveal a confusion and loss of the compass, indicating that “neither vision nor the intention to correct its strategic mistakes.” According to its analysis, what the party is doing is nothing but “an escape forward, and an attempt to gain time and maneuver, awaiting regional changes that may allow it to restore its military capabilities and follow up on its Iranian project.”
Between calling the dialogue and yesterday’s practices, Hezbollah remains stuck between worsening isolation and losing bets, while the region is awaiting verbs, not sayings.
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