Fighting Hizbollah

RISHON LEZION, Israel — Hizbollah recently won a significant victory:

Heavily armed Hezbollah fighters seized control of much of western Beirut on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets in a raw show of force that underscored the militia’s refusal to back down in its escalating confrontation with the American-backed government.

I’ll say it again: Israel and the Lebanese government need to make (official) peace and then unite against Hizbollah in southern Lebanon because the terrorist group threatens them both. If such an alliance were to exist, then Syria would definately be worried. In fact, such a joint defense might concern Syria enough to convince its government to abandon its ties with Iran and join the West. (Iran and Syria currently help Hizbollah and Hamas.)