But may be willing to reconsider.
As a proposed peace agreement between Israel and Syria gains momentum, most of the militant Palestinian factions seem prepared to support the process. Even Hamas has taken a cautious wait-and-see approach to the talks. The Lebanese Hezbollah, however, is vowing to continue the fight. Yet judging by comments to the Lebanese press by Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, even Hezbollah has agreed not to launch attacks that could fundamentally disrupt the peace process. What brought Hezbollah in line? In all likelihood a promise from Syria that, if Hezbollah behaved itself, it could continue business as usual in southern Lebanon after the Israelis were gone. And in the Middle East, all rhetoric aside, business is business (Stratfor.com, Global Intelligence Update, July 28, 1999).
