Tear between Hezbollah, Hamas: 'Leave Lebanon'

[azurnoir]

Source: Ynet

As thousands of Hezbollah men aid Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces and fight alongside them in Qusair, they are faced with an organization that until recently was their close ally – Hamas. Arab media reported Thursday morning that according to Syrian opposition sources, in light of Hamas' support of Syrian rebels, Hezbollah is demanding of Hamas men still in Lebanon to leave the country "immediately and within hours."

Lebanese officials close to Fatah said that a Lebanese defense official said to Hamas' representative in the country, Ali Baraka, that all people affiliated with Hamas in Lebanon are no longer welcome in the country. The decision came as a response to the Palestinian Islamist movement’s role in the ongoing war in Syria against the regime of President Assad.

Baraka himself denied the report to Lebanese newspaper Al-Liwaa. "We contacted Hezbollah officials who were surprised from this report," the Hamas representative claimed. "Hamas is staying in Lebanon and nothing has changed so far," he clarified.

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In April, the London Times reported that Hamas, which terminated ties with the Assad regime, began training the Free Syrian Army rebels in Damascus. Diplomatic sources told the Times that members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades are training the opposition organization members in areas under their control. That development confirmed that Hamas has officially disconnected from Syria and adopted Qatar as the new patron.


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[geek tragedy]

1. .

[leveymg]

2. How molecular can the splinters in Syria get?

Does anyone else recognize the global dangers that a complete loss of command, control and coherence among armed factions in the region will cause?

[jessie04]

4. Help me out...

WHAT "global dangers of a complete loss of command, control and coherence among armed factions in the region" ARE THOSE ?

[leveymg]

6. Oh, you can go back to the '72 Olympics for an example of that sort of thing.

[DetlefK]

7. A warlord-ruled no-man's-land terrorist safe-haven at the mediterranean sea.

[jessie04]

12. Agree...I think.

nt

[leveymg]

13. Libya, Syria, or the next country we're about to humanely free from itself in the region?

[jessie04]

3. Gee.... thats unfortunate.

I hope they don't kill each other or anything.

[TxVietVet]

5. Well, now the plot thickens. Let them sort it out with guns aimed at each other.

Each proclaiming their brand of religion is better than the other. Then, open up the old wounds of hate and get after it.
I just love it when a plan comes together.

[jessie04]

18. The plot gets thicker...

Now the Syrian rebels are attacking Hezbollah.

So on one side we have SYria, Hezbollah and Iran .

On the other side we have the Syrian rebels with Hamas.

Pretty unexpected, huh?

[Bosonic]

8. Refugees burn Hezbollah assistance at Ain al-Hilweh camp

Refugees burn Hezbollah assistance at Ain al-Hilweh camp

SIDON, Lebanon: Angry Palestinians set fire on Thursday to humanitarian assistance that had been delivered to the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camps by Hezbollah.

A number of refugees gathered in front of the Kifah School in the camp, holding banners expressing anger over the move, which Hezbollah is undertaking in a number of Palestinian refugees camps in Lebanon.

Affixed to the boxes of relief items were labels reading “A gift from the Islamic resistance in Lebanon to our Palestinian and Syrian refugee families.”

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2013/May-30/218917-refugees-burn-hezbollah-assistance-at-ain-al-hilweh-camp.ashx#ixzz2Unl8D7Eh

[geek tragedy]

9. If the Israelishad any sense, they'd cut a deal with the Palestinians NOW nt

[David__77]

14. With whom are they to negotiated? Hamas?

There is simply no foundation for such a thing. What is curious is that Israel does not assert security control over the whole of Gaza and the West Bank.

[geek tragedy]

15. They need to figure it out. Nt

[Fantastic Anarchist]

10. So, is Qatar going to be listed on the US list of State Sponsors of Terror?

I ask only because don't we have friendly relations with Qatar?

[azurnoir]

11. Interesting question especially seeing as how the US is aiding the FSA

Last edited Thu May 30, 2013, 06:40 PM - Edit history (1)

In April, the London Times reported that Hamas, which terminated ties with the Assad regime, began training the Free Syrian Army rebels in Damascus. Diplomatic sources told the Times that members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades are training
U.S. delivers first aid shipment to Free Syrian Army

Early Tuesday morning, the United States delivered its first direct shipment of food and medical supplies to the rebel Free Syrian Army, with some help from its representatives in Washington.

At about 5 a.m. Tuesday morning at an undisclosed location across Syria's northern border, a U.S. C-17 transport aircraft based out of Dover Air Force Base offloaded the first of what will be several shipments totaling $8 million in halal "Meals Ready to Eat" and combat medical packs called Warrior Aid and Litter Kits. Those supplies are marked with a note from the Syrian Support Group, the U.S. government's implementing partner, which coordinated the logistics for the transfer to the FSA.

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/01/us_delivers_first_aid_shipment_to_free_syrian_army

FwiW I'll chalk this up to another US ME policy paradox along the lines of strong Shia in Iraq =good

Strong Shia anywhere else= bad

I'm being kind there too

[Freddie Stubbs]

16. It's the People's Judan Front vs. the People's Front of Judea all over again

[Harmony Blue]

17. This is going to splinter even more

if the Kurds are thrown in the mix.