Hamas and Islamic Jihad to move offices from Syria to Lebanon

[notfullofit]

Hamas and Islamic Jihad to move offices from Syria to Lebanon, Israeli intelligence says

Date: 15 / 07 / 2008 Time: 21:13

Bethlehem – Ma'an – Hamas and Islamic Jihad are preparing to move their offices from Damascus to Beirut, where the two movements will work under the protection of Hizbullah's security, Israeli intelligence sources said on Tuesday.

The two groups are making the move at the request of Syria, which currently hosts the exiled leaders of both groups.

The sources said Hizbullah, in collaboration with a construction company affiliated to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, began renovating two buildings at the southern area of Beirut. One of the buildings will be a security headquarters for both movements and the other will house the families of the groups' leaders.

If the move takes place, Israeli intelligence sources said Hizbullah would become the most influential outside movement among Palestinians.

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[LeftishBrit]

1. Doesn't bode well...

there is enough violence in Lebanon as it is.

[notfullofit]

2. Good move on Syria's part though.

[Igel]

3. It's a development that'll be studiously ignored in most forums.

After all, how could a Shi'ite organization ever possibly work with and support a Sunni organization?

Blind believers in a dichotomy that only sometimes holds.