The United States, Lebanon and Iran are dealing with issues of breaking trust boundaries and how much faith to put in each other. The Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, planned a trip to visit Lebanon and the United States believes his intentions are not in good taste. The sub-state group Hezbollah is receiving military assistance from outside of Lebanon, and the fear is that Iran might strengthen the group and make them more dangerous. The State Department spokesman, Phillip Crowley, believes that Iran and Hezbollah are attempting to deal under the table and undermine the Lebanese government.
When President Ahmadinejad came for his visit to Lebanon, there was a Hezbollah-controlled rally in southern Beirut. It was reported that Ahmadinejad met with a Hezbollah leader the rally, and Hassan Nasrallah publicly thanked Ahmadinejad for his support. Many people who were at the rally were quoted in saying that this is the change they need to make a difference and finally beat Israel. It is a major victory in the eyes of Hezbollah. In another article called Hezbollah supporters: Ahmadinejad visit to Lebanon a victory over Israel, the author writer also agrees that the Iranian President was a victory for Hezbollah. One of the people that were present at the rally was quoted saying, “We and Iran are two souls in one body."
The fact that Ahmadinejad came to Lebanon is definitely a threat on its own. These were not the only articles on this subject. I found many articles all relating to Ahmadinejad being visiting the country, and how people are becoming worried. Netanyahu in Israel is worried and is trying to comfort Israelis when he stated, “We will continue to build and protect ourselves as best we can” from the article Netanyahu: Lebanon is becoming an extension of Iran’s regime. He believes that although this might seem like a crisis, Israel has defended itself before, and should be able to defend itself in the future as well. All of the authors from the articles I found believe that Ahmadinejad has bad intentions and they are not too happy with the situation. They feel that he cheated the Lebanese government into letting him come and now is fraternizing with Hezbollah.
Israel has always been in the middle of many other countries. Most of them want to seize the land or get rid of its inhabitants. With President Ahmadinejad and Hezbollah joining forces, Israel could be up for some major trouble. More weapons can be shipped to countries that quite frankly do not want Israel to exist. Ahmadinejad traveled to the southernmost part of Lebanon and basically teased Israel that there was nothing they can do. I believe that Israel has been through so much already that it will be able to withstand the forces of Iran and Lebanon teaming up to destroy the land. Although some people have seen this as a major change and a good thing, it is not good and Israel will need to protect itself to survive in the future.
The main article is reliable because it was written by Natasha Mozgovaya, who has been the chief U.S. correspondent for Haaretz since 2008. She currently resides in the United States, but Mozgovaya immigrated to Israel from Russia. By the age of 18 had become editor of two supplements for "Vesty," the Russian newspaper in Israel. She also went on to report from Gaza during the disengagement in 2005, and from the Lebanese border during the war with Hezbollah in 2006.
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