(Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies-Tel Aviv University) Eyal Zisser - In recent years, Hizballah's leader, Hasan Nasrallah, has adopted the ambitious goal of taking power in Lebanon through democratic means. But Hizballah's progress was disrupted, ironically, by Syrian bumbling in Lebanon. Druze, Maronite, and Sunni leaders all agree that Hizballah must eventually dismantle its military wing and transform itself into a purely political-social movement.
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