Who is Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah?

The New Republic has a fascinating article about the leader of Hezbollah (registration required):

And then there is Nasrallah. Revered by the Shia, respected by his enemies, he has already earned the distinction of being the only Arab leader to evict Israel from Arab land without having to sign a peace treaty. But he is also a religious warrior. Today, as he fights a lopsided military battle against the Jewish state, he is becoming an icon--not just in the Arab world, where he was already a hero, but in the umma, the world of Islam. Nasrallah's war is not just a war between Lebanon and Israel, or even between Iran and America's allies; it's a war of myths and images, a battle to transform the Arab and Islamic worlds. Whatever battlefield setbacks Hezbollah may suffer in Lebanon, on this larger stage, Nasrallah has already won.

The piece explains, among other things, why a man considered a terrorist leader by Israel is admired by many in Lebanon.

Image: victorynewsmagazine.com.

+Save/Share | |