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Nasrallah: Hezbollah's next victory over Israel will be indisputable
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent and News Agencies
Tags: iran, ehud olmert, hezbollah 

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that the Lebanon-based militant group would respond in a firm and decisive manner to any future Israeli aggression against Lebanon, and that its future victory over Israel would be "indisputable."

Nasrallah warned that the results and repercussions of another war will exceed that of the 34-day Second Lebanon War, which took place in the summer of 2006.

More than 1,200 Lebanese - most of them civilians - were killed in the 2006 war, which began after Hezbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed three others in a cross-border raid.
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Nasrallah's televised remarks, aired on Hezbollah's Al-Manar Television at a graduation ceremony, came after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said last Tuesday that Israel would >"unleash all its force" if Hezbollah guerillas attacked again.

Olmert said Israel would utilize the massive firepower at its disposal if Lebanon were to become a terrorist state under the domination of Hezbollah.

Nasrallah responded Sunday, saying, "I tell you as someone who knows the resistance [Hezbollah] and its arsenal, and its quantitative and qualitative development following the July 2006 war... The Zionists will think not one thousand times but tens of thousands of times before they attack Lebanon."

Meanwhile, the head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc on Sunday said that Israel will be targeted by thousands of rockets if it attacks Iran.

There has been speculation that either the United States or Israel could attack Iran's nuclear facilities, although both have said force should be a last recourse in curbing Tehran's nuclear program, which they suspect aims to build atomic weapons.

Iran, which says its nuclear program is aimed at generating electricity, is the main backer of Hezbollah.

"The first shot fired from the Zionist entity toward Iran will be met by a response of 11,000 rockets in the direction of the Zionist entity. This is what military leaders in the Islamic republic have confirmed," said the Hezbollah official Mohammed Raad. His remarks were reported by Lebanon's National News Agency.

Hezbollah has not said what it would do in the event of a conflict between Iran and Israel. Analysts count Hezbollah, which shares Iran's Shi'ite Islamist ideology, as a major asset for the Islamic republic in the event of conflict.

Tehran has said it will respond severely to any attack. Israel staged an air force exercise in June that triggered speculation about a possible assault on its nuclear sites.

Both Hezbollah and Israel have said the group has expanded its missile capability since the 2006 conflict.


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      1.   Did Nasrallah say all this from his bunker ? 18:34  |  Vitaly 24/08/08
      2.   Israel is no more then a paper tiger 18:53  |  Hassan Abid Almajeed 24/08/08
      3.   Nasrallah: Hezbollah`s next victory over Israel will be indisputa 18:53  |  Roberto 24/08/08
      4.   last war had 18:55  |  Sabra 24/08/08
      5.   Olmert vs Nasrallah 18:59  |  ClearCut 24/08/08
      6.   Sticks and stones 19:00  |  Natallie Durson 24/08/08
      7.   I believed he was sure that the previous was also indisputable 19:02  |  Israeli citizen 24/08/08
      8.   Hassan Abid Almajeed #2 19:05  |  John 24/08/08
      9.   So, lets him win two or three more indisputable victories 19:08  |  Israeli citizen 24/08/08
      10.   #2; Hassan Abid Almajeed, Then why did they BEG the UN to stop... 19:11  |  Doc Holliday 24/08/08
      11.   In one of these indisputable victories, he`ll get out the bunker 19:12  |  Israeli citizen 24/08/08
      12.   don`t play this silly game 19:17  |  bert 24/08/08
      13.   Nasty Nasi Ralla Part3 19:19  |  Rambo 24/08/08
      14.   Guidelines: "...construed as urging attacks..." 19:24  |  Fish 24/08/08
      15.   Iran`s retaliation power=11000 missiles in the 1st minute.Not bad 19:32  |  Aounist 24/08/08
      16.   Israeli threats=higher oil price=more $$ for iran to build nuclea 19:33  |  Aounist 24/08/08
      17.   But i thought that Hezbollah wasn`t allowed to aquire weapons? 19:41  |  Richard S 24/08/08
      18.   Rambo in Washington 19:43  |  northern neighbor 24/08/08
      19.   Retaliation power 19:46  |  Sank 24/08/08
      20.   N.Durson 19:54  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 24/08/08
      21.   Israel: We ´ll attack with nuclear weapows if 11.000 missiles go 19:55  |  JP 24/08/08
      22.   doc holliday 10 19:57  |  potobac 24/08/08
      23.   BRING IT!!!!! 19:58  |  Jason 24/08/08
      24.   But they are the one who alway attack us 20:01  |  Dan 24/08/08
      25.   I dare Haaretz to publish the whole speech of hassan nasrallah 20:04  |  the Devils Advocate 24/08/08
      26.   We don`t have 1950 misslies cause they can target only civilians 20:08  |  Dan 24/08/08
      27.   To #2, Mr. Almajeed 20:42  |  John Golden 24/08/08
      28.   Hezbollah`s "Next Victory" 20:48  |  HaverYakar 24/08/08
      29.   #20 Hey Kath 20:54  |  ballistic 24/08/08
      30.   What people don`t understand 20:59  |  Chris Linthwaite 24/08/08
      31.   #30 Chris and the same BS about Us taxpayer 21:10  |  JP 24/08/08
      32.   #26 Dan. MAD deterrent 21:12  |  Boycott 24/08/08
      33.   Iran Won`t retaliate!!!!!!!! 21:14  |  IRANI 24/08/08
      34.   #30 again. I mean to say anual income instead per capit 21:16  |  JP 24/08/08
      35.   #8 Old dog bark 21:19  |  farrokh 24/08/08
      36.   Nasrallah 21:26  |  Jane 24/08/08
      37.   Iran is out of its depth 21:27  |  Gregor 24/08/08
      38.   irani 33 21:30  |  alan 24/08/08
      39.   Chris 21:33  |  judith 24/08/08
      40.   #31 JP of Brazil 21:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 24/08/08
      41.   silence from UN and other so called human rights groups 21:35  |  vik 24/08/08
      42.   Hassan Abid Hollywood, the papier mache `Arab` 21:40  |  Ramius 24/08/08
      43.   farrokh also goes to the dawgs 21:48  |  Ramius 24/08/08
      44.   northern neighbor - "Jews were never persecuted" 21:51  |  Dimmih 24/08/08
      45.   To #33 21:55  |  John 24/08/08
      46.   Northern Neighbour 21:56  |  Bilbi 24/08/08
      47.   Libanon is a branch of Iran 21:57  |  Real Swiss 24/08/08
      48.   Hezbanon`s end will be indisputable 22:01  |  AntiTerrorist 24/08/08
      49.   Georgia 22:03  |  Vladmir 24/08/08
      50.   RE 1: UNLIKE YOURS IN 2006, HIS AR..E IS NOT FACING THE SKY 22:06  |  JACKAL 24/08/08
      51.   Boycott there will be no MADD here 22:12  |  Dan 24/08/08
      52.   sticks and stones 22:12  |  atheist 24/08/08
      53.   The US needs ME friends 22:15  |  Gregor 24/08/08
      54.   # 30 Chris has a point 22:18  |  Larry 24/08/08
      55.   Nothern `neighbor` 22:21  |  Ramius 24/08/08
      56.   What a balloon! 22:23  |  A mother 24/08/08
      57.   # 33 to Irani 22:27  |  Wolf 24/08/08
      58.   For Roberto, from Uruguay # 3 22:27  |  Fortuna Benmayor 24/08/08
      59.   N.Durson 22:28  |  TTI 24/08/08
      60.   One day Nasrallah, 22:31  |  Hansje 24/08/08
      61.   inevitable war 22:36  |  moussa 24/08/08
      62.   Israeli mentality 22:38  |  Hentai Kamen 24/08/08
      63.   none 22:38  |  wael 24/08/08
      64.   # 8 22:41  |  1967 24/08/08
      65.   No empty words 22:49  |  Eini 24/08/08
      66.   #57, Wolf 22:53  |  Persian Hero 24/08/08
      67.   Larry in zefat 22:54  |  Ramius 24/08/08
      68.   Yet another war would mean the end of Lebanon as a separate state 22:59  |  Paul Henzen 24/08/08
      69.   Dear Nasrallah, 23:00  |  Zohan 24/08/08
      70.   Arab hero traditon, if you attack us, we will bomb your citizens 23:00  |  Dan 24/08/08