A common trope over the past decade has been the notion that Lebanon has been held hostage by the Hezbollah movement and its chief backer, Iran. This is based on concerns of the growing politica.
IDF Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a special analyst for the Middle East at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, told JNS that Hezbollah and the Shi’ite Amal party “have done everything possible in order to paralyze the government and impose their rule.”