“Hezbollah’s withdrawal from Arab League’s ‘Terrorist’ Designation”
The Arab League, which on March 11, 2016, placed Lebanon’s Hezbollah on the list of “terrorist organizations” due to false accusations such as extremism, sectarianism, and interference in the internal affairs of countries, has now completely changed its position.
Therefore, after about eight years of that incident, the Arab League has announced that it no longer considers this movement a “terrorist group” and “Hossam Zaki”, the Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, a few days ago, after returning from Lebanon, in a television interview He stated: Previously, in the decisions of the League of Arab States, Hezbollah was named as a terrorist organization and the member states had nothing to do with it, but now these countries have agreed not to use the title of “terrorist” for Hezbollah and the possibility of connection with this movement. be prepared
This position of the Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, caused the anger of Washington leaders due to the developments in the field that will be mentioned later, and “Vedan Patel”, the spokesperson of the US Department of State, criticized this action of the Arab League and claimed: Hezbollah is a dangerous terrorist organization. And it is a destabilizing force in the Middle East.”
Patel, who was present at a press conference, told reporters: “We believe there is no reason to remove such a label, and we have continued to ask governments around the world to ban or restrict Hezbollah.” This stance shows that the Arab countries of the region have separated from the White House.
Now this question comes to mind, why did the Arab League withdraw from its position after eight years, and what plans and goals are the leaders of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea pursuing with this action?
1. Planning to intervene in Lebanon’s internal political issues
Although the upcoming scenario seems somewhat weak, it is worth checking. Some people tie this decision of the Arab League to Lebanon’s political instability.
Lebanon has been in an excruciating political and economic crisis since 2019 and is governed by an interim cabinet and practically does not have a president. Several meetings of the Lebanese parliament in 1402 to elect a new president were inconclusive, and the three main political groups in the country, namely Christians, Shiite Muslims, and Sunni Muslims, did not reach an agreement to elect a new president. Lebanese legislators also failed to elect a new president 12 times.
In this situation, a long time has passed since the end of the presidency of the former president of Lebanon, Michel Aoun. His mission ended on October 31, 2022, but since then, no agreement has been reached to replace Aoun. As a result, Lebanon is practically at an impasse.
2. The undeniable military strength of Hezbollah during the Gaza war
Many believe that the Arab League decided to change its opinion about Lebanon’s Hezbollah in the shadow of the current situation in the region; Developments that are at the top of the 9-month crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah’s full support for Palestine.
In explaining this reason, it should be said that Hezbollah proved in the field to the Arab governments of the region that acting is effective and decisive and that its power and communication circle cannot be reduced by labeling it as “terrorism”.
Hezbollah’s support for the Gaza resistance after the “Al-Aqsa Storm” operation and the demonstration of the deterrence power of the resistance in realizing the stability and security of the region and confronting the aggression of the Zionist regime has created an atmosphere of support for Hezbollah. This change of approach is derived from the achievements and authority of the resistance, which has been realized by relying on the missile, drone, and strategic power of Hezbollah.