Ex-Hezbollah member leads movement against terror group
Hezbollah and its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, once the
undisputed stars of the Arab world, are rattled by surprise opposition from
within their own ranks.
The Lebanon NOW news website reported Tuesday that a new
political movement is gathering followers right in the Hezbollah stronghold of
Beirut's southern suburb.
The Movement for the Lebanese Citizen (MLC), led by
former Hezbollah operative Imad Kamiche, is attempting to present an
alternative to the rigidly Shiite framework represented by Hezbollah and Amal,
and place the Lebanese citizen at the forefront regardless of ethnicity.
In the Lebanon NOW story, Kamiche blamed Hezbollah for
taking advantage of the ethnicity issue to cover up its failures, an attempt
that he regretfully admitted to be successful.
Contrary to Hezbollah, the MLC's approach, according to
Kamiche, wishes to represent different voices in the Shiite community,
stressing social and economic issues, not military, in order to improve the
lives of all Lebanese.
Though no direct pressures have been exerted on him,
Kamiche said that he has been given "advice" to steer clear of the
political arena.
Hezbollah affiliated sources denied the allegations, and
said that the fact that opposition elements are still residing in Beirut's
southern suburb is a testimony to the group's tolerance.
They added that Hezbollah actually wishes to absorb the
opposition and their criticism, even contacting them for that purpose.
But direct opposition is not the group's only problem:
The Arab media reported Hezbollah is currently under fire for sending
operatives to fight in neighboring Syria.
According to Alquds Alarabi, the family of a militant
killed in Syria is furious after the group falsely told them he is in Beirut
right before his body was returned in a coffin.
Anti-Hezbollah media outlets reported that in the
family's village in southern Lebanon the families of 20 other youngsters are
worried for their sons and are discontented with Hezbollah's unconvincing
answers as to their whereabouts.
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