Hizbollah supporters watch as Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Lebanese Shiite movement, addresses them via a giant screen on January 30, 2014 in Beirut's southern suburb of Mujammaa Sayyed Al Shuhada. Joseph Eid/AFP Photo
Hizbollah supporters watch as Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Lebanese Shiite movement, addresses them via a giant screen on January 30, 2014 in Beirut's southern suburb of Mujammaa Sayyed Al ShuhadShow more
Why Hizbollah wants anything but a ‘real state’ in Lebanon
The movement's leader may have chided the government for its failure to provide even basic services, but in reality Hassan Nasrallah wouldn't have it any other way, writes Antoun Issa.