“Hezbollah are in a corner and the noose is tightening around them,” said Hilal Khashan, a professor of political science at the American University of Beirut. “People who support Hezbollah did have a change in attitude toward the party” after the explosion. Hezbollah “has become part of the Lebanese political equation. But, she added, “groups like Hezbollah have an incredible capacity to bounce back and thrive in chaos.”ADHow Hezbollah responds to the challenge is one of the key questions now confronting Lebanon. But the dynamics now are different, and Hezbollah is in a far weaker position, said Imad Salamey, a professor at the Lebanese American University.

Source: Washington Post August 15, 2020 19:23 UTC