A Source Of Condemnation, Not Pride:
The Ranks Of Hezbollah And The Iranian Revolutionary
Guards
20 November 2012
By Tariq Alhomayed
The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, affiliated to
Hezbollah, recently published an important news piece.
It is clear that Hezbollah sought to publish the
article as a means of propaganda against the backdrop
of Israeli aggression on Gaza, but the news actually
serves as condemnation of the dangerous role being
played by Hezbollah in the region, with the help of
Iran.
The article, published the day before yesterday,
revealed that "during the past few hours" a call to
arms has been issued from the ranks of Hezbollah and
the Iranian Revolutionary Guards towards all those who
know how to smuggle weapons from Syria, Lebanon, Iran,
Sudan (and others) to the Gaza Strip. The article then
outlines that weapons are transferred from Iranian and
Syrian ports to Sudan, from Sudan to Egypt - Sinai
specifically - and then from there to the Gaza Strip.
Here I would like to draw special attention to the
words "from Sudan to Egypt - Sinai specifically". The
article also mentions how Hezbollah used to suffer
from the severity of the Egyptian security services
during the reign of Mubarak, and likewise from the
rigorous security in Jordan. This suggests that
Hezbollah's involvement in the transfer of arms, and
in smuggling them to our states, is a continuous
process, with the help of Iran and the al-Assad regime
before the Syrian revolution. The purpose of this is
to ignite proxy wars in our region, and to destabilize
the security and stability of Egypt and Jordan and
others. Here we must also not forget the [arming of
the] Houthis in Yemen, which is not a frontline state,
which shows the extent of the aggressive intentions of
Iran and its agents towards our countries.
When I say that the Lebanese newspaper's propaganda is
damning evidence of Hezbollah, which wants to drag the
region into proxy wars, specifically Egypt through
Sinai, this is not an exaggeration. Here it is worth
considering what my colleague Abdel-Nasser Salama,
editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram newspaper, wrote two days
ago. He said that if a disaster occurs in Sinai, then
the former Egyptian regime should be held to account
for it neglected the region and reduced it to a
tourist resort, whilst the current government should
also be held to account for it allowed Sinai to fall
into the hands of extremists and outside agents.
Salama argued that the people would ultimately pay the
price for such a disaster, namely the loss and
elimination of the most important part of Egypt's
geography. However, he went on to say that the real
catastrophe in Egypt's modern history is the strange
public silence towards what is happening, and the
insulting official dealings with the crisis. There is
now a reality that everyone must recognize; the fall
of Sinai. Salama claimed that Sinai is now is in the
grip of bullying and terrorism, and is only subject to
the official state authority on rare occasions.
Finally, he concluded that the situation there is
getting worse every day, contrary to what is being
declared officially. There are new extremists entering
the region and modern weapons are being smuggled into
Sinai almost on a daily basis.
By comparing Hezbollah's propaganda to the
editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram's wakeup call, we become
aware of the magnitude of the disaster being
constructed by Hezbollah against our countries. The
party is taking advantage of false slogans in an
organized campaign of misinformation, which is
influencing many, including some Arab regimes. When
will this region wake up? God Knows!
Tariq Alhomayed is the Editor-in-Chief of Asharq Al-Awsat,
the youngest person to be appointed that position. He
holds a BA degree in Media studies from King Abdul
Aziz University in Jeddah, and has also completed his
Introductory courses towards a Master's degree from
George Washington University in Washington D.C. He is
based in London.
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