By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, gave a speech yesterday. In the speech he repeated many standard cliches and themes.
What makes this speech worth mentioning is that it was delivered in honor of Al Quds, or Jerusalem, Day. Al Quds Day is a holiday that Iran instituted as a move to show solidarity with the Palestinians.
It is a holiday also celebrated by Hezbollah.
These are some of the statements made by Nasrallah as he delivered his speech: "Palestine must return to its rightful owners."
"The Palestine which we mean is a Palestine which stretches from the sea to the river."
"Israel poses a critical threat not only to Palestine, but to all the world."
We know very well where Nasrallah and Hezbollah stand on these issues.
What makes this speech unique is that Nasrallah delivered it live, in front of a live audience, away from his home turf. The head of Hezbollah left his secure bunker and went to id-a-Shuhada, a complex in the Hezbollah-controlled Dahieh quarter of Lebanon's capital Beirut, in order to deliver this speech.
That's what makes this speech special.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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