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Last update - 22:01 22/05/2009
'Israeli assassination of Nasrallah would set region ablaze'
By Jack Khoury, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Lebanon, Hassan Nasrallah 

Israel is planning to assassinate the head of the southern Lebanon-based Shi'ite militia Hezbollah, a development which would "set the region ablaze," one of the group's deputies told an Arab language newspaper on Friday.

Nawaf al-Moussawi, who was Hezbollah's top foreign policy official and who is now running in Lebanon's upcoming parliamentary elections, accused Israel of plotting to assassinate the Shi'ite group's leader, Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.

Al-Moussawi, who is running for a seat representing the south Lebanese town of Tyre, said that Israel's plan was hatched in concert with Arab governments.
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In an interview with the pan-Arab London-based daily newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, al-Moussawi spoke in detail about the elections. He also told the newspaper that Israel's planned large-scale military drill is really a simulation of the army's plan to liquidate Nasrallah.

Al-Moussawi said an Israeli assassination of Nasrallah would "set the region ablaze" and that Hezbollah was preparing for such a scenario.

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      1.   Political propaganda 12:35  |  Enrico 22/05/09
      2.   Its just a vote getter. 12:41  |  David Plane 22/05/09
      3.   They threaten and none is afraid, Why is it? 12:44  |  17 22/05/09
      4.   PR Talk. Israel has no interest or need 12:47  |  JO 22/05/09
      5.   ablaze 12:56  |  Arie 22/05/09
      6.   Turn off the car 12:56  |  Lanos 22/05/09
      7.   Israel did this to Mussawi 12:57  |  Roo 22/05/09
      8.   The sooner the better 13:04  |  dyinglikeflies 22/05/09
      9.   Typical verbal tired of terrorist organization whose leader runs 13:28  |  Israeli observer 22/05/09
      10.   R U sure? 13:30  |  inisrael 22/05/09
      11.   I disagree. Here is the logic... 13:33  |  Solomon Israel 22/05/09
      12.   Nasrallah`s saddles ablaze... 13:38  |  Michael J 22/05/09
      13.   There is an election coming 13:52  |  Mark Lincoln 22/05/09
      14.   He`s Not That Important 13:54  |  Jane 22/05/09
      15.   Nasrallah should not complain 14:01  |  Timothy van Doren 22/05/09
      16.   THE ONLY THING....... 14:01  |  Brant 22/05/09
      17.   Arabs are always threatening 14:02  |  Paul 22/05/09
      18.   paranoia ? 14:03  |  Akiva P 22/05/09
      19.   Hamas said the same thing when Yasin was assassinated 14:20  |  Observer 22/05/09
      20.   LANOS IN BERLIN 14:24  |  Brant 22/05/09
      21.   Put a $20 million bounty on his head 14:30  |  Peter Williams 22/05/09
      22.   ROO 14:31  |  OZ 22/05/09
      23.   arab rethoric 14:50  |  oz 22/05/09
      24.   # 7 Roo: Cooku Ricku noisy rooster. Israel, Mossad did not 14:53  |  Israeli Observer 22/05/09
      25.   Let him hide like a rat he is 15:03  |  maurice 22/05/09
      26.   Don`t Worry About It, Al-Moussawi 15:17  |  Jeff Northridge 22/05/09
      27.   OZ #22 15:28  |  Roo 22/05/09
      28.   Which means that somebody wants him..... 15:30  |  Stephen. 22/05/09
      29.   State Terrorism 15:32  |  Peter 22/05/09
      30.   Lanos tell your Arab friends to stop war against Israel 15:35  |  Denis 22/05/09
      31.   Israeli assassination of Nasrallah 15:38  |  holy toledo 22/05/09
      32.   Nassarah will continue to be a basement virgin 15:45  |  ham & cheese 22/05/09
      33.   Repercussions of Assassinating Nasrallah Equivalent to 15:46  |  Monitor 22/05/09
      34.   #24 Israeli Observer. Albeit not very observant 15:46  |  Roo 22/05/09
      35.   I doubt very much whether Israel.. 15:46  |  David Nigel Braham 22/05/09
      36.   Lebanese "election" really doesn`t matter 15:48  |  Arie 22/05/09
      37.   What about Hez preparing for the scenario of peace? 15:49  |  Jew-and Bookburner 22/05/09
      38.   Another baseless Threat by the scared Hezbo 15:54  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 22/05/09
      39.   Egypt will probably take care of the scoundrel 16:03  |  17 22/05/09
      40.   Israel has been attempting to assassinate Nasrallah for years 16:12  |  Natallie Durson 22/05/09
      41.   Long account with Nasrala 16:12  |  Abu Halil bin yusuf 22/05/09
      42.   educating roo 16:13  |  haim erez 22/05/09
      43.   roo 16:13  |  oz 22/05/09
      44.   # 29 peter 16:24  |  ehud 22/05/09
      45.   Ridiculous 16:41  |  Iain 22/05/09
      46.   Al-Moussawi is only saying what Nasrallah is telling him to say 19:26  |  Shepherd 22/05/09
      47.   Natalie - If Israel Wanted Him Dead He`d Be Dead 19:27  |  Jane 22/05/09
      48.   Durson # 40. 19:33  |  David Nigel Braham 22/05/09
      49.   haim erez #42 I`m all for context 19:40  |  Roo 22/05/09
      50.   no martar needed to ignite terrorist 20:02  |  Karoon 22/05/09
      51.   Always threats of violence 20:43  |  RfaelMoshe 22/05/09
      52.   Killing Nasrallah will be forgotten within 3 days 20:56  |  Dwido 22/05/09
      53.   Timothy van Doren 15 - from your mouth 21:02  |  ChanahS 22/05/09
      54.   haim erez #42 I`m all for context 21:08  |  Roo 22/05/09
      55.   Big mourths 21:12  |  Lagunian 22/05/09
      56.   Peace thats a joke 21:14  |  Gebor 22/05/09
      57.   #40 Natalie Durson during war... 21:15  |  DOC HOLLIDAY 22/05/09
      58.   Lain 21:16  |  Lagunian 22/05/09
      59.   Spies, Lies and Cries 21:33  |  Musa 22/05/09
      60.   Cutting-off the head of the snake 21:43  |  allang 22/05/09
      61.   #34 Roo,your are aroused like a mad rooster,here Har Zion I know 21:47  |  Israeli observer 22/05/09
      62.   Chicken! 21:48  |  E.J.Chanin 22/05/09
      63.   sounds like wishful thinking, or a death wish. 21:48  |  james 22/05/09
      64.   Arabs talk big 21:52  |  leoblue 22/05/09
      65.   to Natalie, and now Israel will take down this pig 21:54  |  JP 22/05/09
      66.   As if it isnt ablaze already.... 22:13  |  Jack 22/05/09
      67.   Israel loves to empower its "enemies" 22:31  |  Lasmarch 22/05/09
      68.   RfaelMoshe, did you even read the article, the headline? 22:34  |  BBSNews 22/05/09
      69.   nasrallahs memoire 22:35  |  oz 22/05/09
      70.   haim erez #42 I`m all for context 22:47  |  Roo 22/05/09
      71.   baby faced terrorist, do not be afraid 22:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 22/05/09
      72.   haim erez #42 I`m all for context 23:17  |  Roo 22/05/09
      73.   Nasrallah 23:40  |  Roberto 22/05/09
      74.   Israeli assassination of Nasrallah 23:50  |  Nasrallah 22/05/09
      75.   haim erez #42 I`m all for context 23:54  |  Roo 22/05/09
      76.   Well, Reality is that if NASRALLAH is Assasinated (by anybody) 00:00  |  Cossack 23/05/09
      77.   #11,Solomon. This game of ASSASSINATION is not a game EXCLUSIVE 00:05  |  Ehud 23/05/09
      78.   #41 Abu ??? NASRALLAH did liberate his country. 00:13  |  Hamid Hamzah 23/05/09
      79.   Cutting-off the head of the snake 00:22  |  allang 23/05/09
      80.   Timothy Van Doren 00:22  |  Michelle 23/05/09
      81.   allang-#55 snakes and hydras 00:57  |  Roo 23/05/09
      82.   No it wont set ISrael ablaze 01:13  |  Sabra 23/05/09
      83.   # 62 Roo.... Narsallah as Cleric-in-chief 03:12  |  allang 23/05/09
      84.   BBSNEWSPAPER BOY;ISRAEL HAS TO DO WHAT ISRAEL HAS TO DO TO STAY A 05:50  |  glenna 23/05/09
      85.   #79 - no problem 08:43  |  Frank 23/05/09
      86.   roo on porath 11:17  |  haim erez 23/05/09
      87.   Patriotic Lebanese want Him Dead 11:54  |  FOX 23/05/09
      88.   Jane (#47): How pathetic your ignorance is!!! 12:02  |  نضال 23/05/09
      89.   allang #83 13:58  |  Roo 23/05/09
      90.   Do it! Do it! Do it! 14:06  |  The Prophet 23/05/09
      91.   roo "less then tasteful revenge" 15:01  |  herzl shafrir 23/05/09
      92.   allang #83 Nasrallah as cleric-in-chief. 15:11  |  Roo 23/05/09
      93.   stay out of Lebanon 16:39  |  Sam 23/05/09
      94.   Glenna, Ahmadinejad never "wipe Israel off the map"... 17:34  |  BBSNews 23/05/09
      95.   Sam 87 - I think you should refer your 19:55  |  ChanahS 23/05/09
      96.   bbs news "ahmedinejad never said he wants to wipe israel 20:49  |  geronimo 23/05/09
      97.   STD, not IDF... 20:53  |  Al 23/05/09
      98.   # 86 Roo.... Imposing a religious imprint 21:14  |  allang 23/05/09
      99.   # 86 Roo.... Imposing a religious imprint 22:15  |  allang 23/05/09
      100.   # 86 Roo.... Nasrallah a dead man walking 00:06  |  allang 24/05/09
      101.   LIke Arafat, Nasrallah used Lebanon for terror base 00:22  |  Yacov 24/05/09
      102.   glenna 02:20  |  jennifer 24/05/09
      103.   # 86 Roo.... Nasrallah a dead man walking 02:46  |  allang 24/05/09
      104.   It`s going to be the same like what happened for Palestinians 04:03  |  Joseph 24/05/09
      105.   Israeli Assassination of Nasrallah 20:48  |  Edward Moses 24/05/09
      106.   allang. If you read Hersh 12:24  |  Roo 25/05/09
      107.   #47 Jane 07:02  |  Daniela 30/05/09
      108.   a kind word of respect to Israel from america 02:44  |  Thomas Harkins 04/07/09
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