The Lebanese Shiite enclave on the Syrian side of the border is near the central city of Homs and across from Hermel, a predominantly Shiite region of northeastern Lebanon.
But the view from the village of Hermel suggests that support for Hezbollah, even among Shiites, is tied to specific Lebanese issues that are difficult but not impossible to address.
Mr. JAMAL HEZHAL (Municipal Leader, Hermel, Lebanon): (Through translator) And because of the way that Hezbollah works, as a resistance it works on a gang warfare and not a traditional warfare, as you know.