Israel Matzav

Hamas and Hezbullah to act in their own interests and not Iran's

I couldn't find any pictures of Hezbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah with Hamas Deputy Politburo chief Moussa Abu Marzouk, so I used one with Marzouk's boss - Khaled Meshaal - instead.

The Lebanese newspaper as-Safir is reporting that Nasrallah and Marzouk met on Tuesday in Lebanon to 'discuss the latest developments.' Actually, that's a bit misleading, but let's look at what the Lebanese English portal Naharnet says about it first, and then I'll tell you what Israel Radio said about it.

The delegations tackled the latest developments in Syria, Gaza and the situation in the Arab world, in addition to the ties between Hizbullah, Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood.

The gatherers agreed with Nasrallah during the meeting that took place on Monday on formulating a plan “to resolve the developments in Syria and the relations with the Muslim Brotherhood amid the developments in the Arab World,” sources told the daily.

Concerning the developments in Syria, the source said that both sides had similar opinions as “the military option will not resolve the crisis and there would be no alternative other than implementing the political reforms.”

Nasrallah, according to the daily, informed the delegation that the Syrian leadership is keen to suggest practical solutions and to “open up” to the national opposition if it was ready to solve the crisis politically without relying foreign countries.

The two also agreed on cooperating to find the “right channels to improve Iran’s ties with the Arab countries which would be based on trust, especially with the Muslim Brotherhood,” the sources noted.

Israel Radio reports a much more interesting piece. According to Israel Radio, the two discussed what would happen in the event of a war between Israel and Iran, and agreed that they would act in their own best interests - and not necessarily in Iran's. That might mean that if their bombing Israel in response to an Israeli attack on Iran would mean that they are bombed back to the 8th century, they won't do it. Hmmm.

Labels: Hamas, Hezbullah, Iranian nuclear threat, Israeli attack on Iran

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:32 PM