Middle East

[brian]

Hezbollah isn't exactly the talkative type and certainly Israel isn't going to want to talk to them at present.

However, I seem to remember similar in the 90's with the PLO under Yasser Arafat, which became more interested in being politically acceptable than vague unrealistic ideals.

Eventually it got Yasser to the Whitehouse and there was a deal that almost went through under Clinton - but I don't see anyone from Hezbollah getting that far for some time yet - they're an elected government, but need to show they are a serious political party and not simply idealists with accidental political power, which is exactly how they look at present.

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[Word2Action]

I don't think there will be any kind of peace between Hezbollah and Israel anytime soon. I can't see them coming to a table and signing any sort of treaty at all.