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July 24, 2006
Hezbollah 'defiant', declares: No safe place for Israelis
While Condoleeza Rice arrives in Lebanon to speak with PM Siniora, making a sharp distinction between his government and the defacto Hezbollah authorities in the south, Hezbollah's representative in Iran was issuing further threats against Israel.
“We are going to make Israel not safe for Israelis. There will be no place they are safe,” Hossein Safiadeen told a conference.Not to continue its unbroken record of missed opportunities and backing the wrong horse, Arab "Palestinians" ...“You will see a new Middle East in the way of Hezbollah and Islam, not in the way of Rice and Israel,” Safiadeen said.
Safiadeen reinforced earlier threats by Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah to widen their attacks, which have included unprecedented missile strikes deep into northern Israel.
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“This war will be remembered as the beginning of the end for Israel,” Safiadeen said.
The Palestinian ambassador, Salah Zavavi, said he believes the chances for a comprehensive political solution have passed. Israel is also battling in the Gaza Strip against militiamen backed by Hamas, which claims to hold an Israeli soldier following an ambush last month. Hamas won Palestinian parliamentary elections last month, but has been snubbed by Israel and many Western countries.Technorati: Hezbollah, Hizbullah, Israel, Lebanon“The resistance groups will not accept a political end to this,” he said. “They will not put down their weapons.”
Posted by Darleen at July 24, 2006 06:37 AM