Russia Is Backing the Houthis against Israel
Even as Israel is weakening Putin’s hand in Ukraine.
October 29, 2024
Hizballah has been crippled. It’s time for the Lebanese to take back their country.
Elliott Abrams has also been thinking about Ukraine and Iran’s war with Israel—not because of the geopolitical connections, but to draw an analogy. Much like Russia had dominated its southwestern neighbor prior to 2014 with the help of local allies, Iran has dominated Lebanon with the help of Hizballah. Now that Israel has “decimated and decapitated” the Iranian proxy, asks Abrams, “where is the Lebanese Zelensky willing to stand up for his nation’s sovereignty?”
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Login or SubscribeEven as Israel is weakening Putin’s hand in Ukraine.
Hizballah has been crippled. It’s time for the Lebanese to take back their country.
And campaigners know it.
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