Posted on 08/13/2006 7:26:51 AM PDT by silentknight
Neighbors Smell Blood in Israeli Cease-Fire Acceptance 16:53 Aug 13, '06 / 19 Av 5766 by Ezra HaLevi
Arabs and Muslims from Iran, Hizbullah and the PA are celebrating Israel’s acceptance of the UN ceasefire, dubbing it a "surrender" and calling on Arab states to attack the new "weak" Israel.
“After one month of war against Lebanon's resistance, Israelis are the absolute losers and Hizbullah is the absolute winner of the war,” Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamida-Reza Asefi said Sunday. “The occupiers of Jerusalem failed, despite their military, economic, intelligence and diplomatic backings.”
The Iranian official said the Islamic Republic of Iran is “very pleased” with the ceasefire, according to state-run Iranian news agency IRNA. He warned, though, that attacks on Israel would continue as long as “occupation lingers.” He declined to outline whether occupation included retaining sovereignty in regions such as the Galilee – which Hizbullah chief Hassan Nasrallah has termed “settlements” in his wartime addresses. "Let us not forget that as long as there is occupation there is resistance," he added.
Hizbullah central council member Ahmed Barakat told Qatari newspaper al-Watan Sunday, "Today Arab and Muslim society is reasonably certain that the defeat of Israel is possible, and that countdown to the disappearance of the Zionist entity in the region has begun… If a mere organization succeeded in defeating Israel, why would Arab nations not succeed in doing so if they allied? Many Arabs and Muslims viewed Israel in a fictional way and the resistance has succeeded in changing this."
Barakat boasted that none of Hizbullah’s leadership were injured, and that the group still possesses thousands of rockets and other “surprises” for use in the days following the implementation of the UN ceasefire. He added that the remaining missiles and weapons allow Hizbullah to strike Israel from afar and do not require the group to be near Israel’s border.
Photos of Hizbullah-leader Hassan Nasrallah “hang everywhere in Ramallah,” according to Al-Jazeera, “covering the walls and shop fronts and plastered across T-shirts and demonstration banners.” The number-one song in Ramallah this summer, “blaring [repeatedly] out of shops and streets stalls,” is "The Eagle of Lebanon," referring to the Hizbullah chief.
“Secularists, Christians and Muslims alike refer to the Hizbullah leader as Palestine's newest and truest hero,” the Al-Jazeera report states. “Back at Manara square in Ramallah, Waleed Ayyoub is still selling the Nasrallah images to ‘all people of all ages - even little children.’ He is especially proud of a sale made to an Arab-Israeli woman from Haifa, fleeing the Katyusha attacks on her city.”
No shiite sherlock.
Yea, whatever.
He declined to outline whether occupation included retaining sovereignty in regions such as the Galilee
Ah, so that will be the NEW demand. Sometimes I wonder why we elect people who didn't learn ANYTHING from WWII. This is why teaching history is sooo important.
Who'da thunk it?
What will it take for us to learn from past mistakes?
I just can't believe this crap.
My hunch is, the Israelis have a full-time spy-ops with the sole purpose of killing Nasrallah. The cease-fire won't put a stop to that operation.
Isn't H'aaretz a fairly left wing paper? Sounds bad for Olmert.
Is Israel toast now?
I keep thinking there must be something else going on. Some are saying get over it. It's over. I have a hard time believing this.
I am sure the Hezzies WANT a cease-fire. They need to rearm a bit.
And the picture (Not FAUXTOGRAPHY) is beginning to emerge as to why the US and ISRAEL took this CF deal. If the Hezbo's continue to attack Israel during this supposed CF, Israel has a right to defend herself, and there will be no more pussyfooting around. One would hope.
Olmert, did not let the Israel commander's suprize the Hezbo's at the start of this conflict, so he's only gonna have one more chance to get it right, or he is gone!
17:44 Beirut official: Cabinet meeting on deploying Lebanese troops indefinitely postponed (AP)
The cease fire is nothing but a liberal sucker punch. It is designed to hold Israel back while the hizzies re-arm. Who is standing to profit from this? It is not about ceasefire, it is about who is going to make the money.
What he is saying is that hezbollah will be happy to keep firing missles from behind the UN peacekeepers line. The role of the peacekeepers then becomes one of simply not allowing Israel to get at their enemies. What a mess. Olmert should be thrown out of office asap.
I think you are right, but I sure wish the Knesset would give Olmert the boot.
Olmert should not only be deposed, but thrown in prison as an enemy of the state.
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