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Opinion: Cyprus: From early Zionist colony to military base for Israel's war on Gaza

26 June 2024 11:44 BST

Last week, in a major televised address, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened Cyprus with military action if it continues its military cooperation with Israel, whose army has been training on the island nation for an attack on Lebanon.

Nasrallah did not mince words: "Opening Cypriot airports and bases to the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon would mean that the Cypriot government is part of the war, and the resistance will deal with it as part of the war."

Indeed, the Cypriots have not only become Israel's close friend but also a major US ally. Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos visited the US on 17 June and coordinated with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on whatever role the Americans have assigned to Cyprus in the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

READ MORE: Cyprus: From early Zionist colony to military base for Israel's war on Gaza, opinion by Joseph Massad

A Greek Cypriot national guardsman displays the emblem of the
A Greek Cypriot national guardsman displays the emblem of the "Agapinor" joint military exercises with the Israeli military, during drills in Cyprus on 2 June 2022 (Greek Cypriot National Guard/AFP)