Hezbollah, the Shi'ite militia that holds Lebanon hostage, has always been perceived as an outside player in the Arab world for the way it scurries to carry water for its patron, Iran. To counterbalance this, Hezbollah has always tried to portray itself as the foremost defender of the Palestinian cause in opposition to Israel. On Sept. 23, as Hezbollah rockets came crashing down on the West Bank Palestinian town of Deir Istiya, this false friendship was fully revealed as a cynical farce.
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