The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria poses an existential threat to all minorities in the region, including in Lebanon, Hezbollah head Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah emphasized to Druze leader Walid Jumblatt during their first meeting in three years.
Nasrallah made clear his party’s position regarding this worrying state of affairs in his discussion with Jumblatt, which was quoted at length by a Hezbollah official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Jumblatt was eager to talk about the danger posed by ISIS in Iraq and Syria, speaking of the “heinous genocide and massacres” it carried out. Nasrallah responded with a lengthy explanation of the party’s thinking and actions, and the implications of regional developments for Lebanon.
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