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UN Chief: Hezbollah threatens stability in Mideast and Lebanon
By Shlomo Shamir, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Hebollah 

The continued presence of Hezbollah and Palestinian militants in Lebanon poses a serious threat to the government in Beirut aand to regional stability, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned in his recently released six-month report.

Ban demanded in his report the implementation of UN Resolution 1559, which calls for the disbanding of all militias, and called for the militant groups to be disarmed.

"The existence and activities of Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias? continue to pose a threat to the stability of the country," Ban said.
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The presence of weapons in the country outside government control and the continued existence of militias contribute to tensions and insecurity in Lebanon and beyond, and could eventually lead to the resumption of hostilities unless immediately addressed," he warned.

Ban wrote that he viewed with seriousness recent reports "of a proliferation of extremist groups activities and of arms in Lebanon" and said that Hezbollah "poses first and foremost a key challenge to the safety of Lebanese civilians, and to the government's monopoly on the legitimate use of force."

"I call on the leaders of Hezbollah to complete the transformation of the group into a solely Lebanese political party," Ban said. "Regional parties that maintain close ties with Hezbollah must encourage it in the same direction.

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      1.   BUT they are peaceloving pussycats when it comes to Israel 12:35  |  PETER SM 22/10/09
      2.   Guffaws all around 12:48  |  Lynn 22/10/09
      3.   ban ki moon suddenly saw the light? 12:52  |  roger abdulmassih 22/10/09
      4.   One-sided, anti-Israeli Ban Ki-moon....???? 13:05  |  Swiss (Dino) 22/10/09
      5.   Stability is not the ultimate be all and end all 13:28  |  Natallie Durson 22/10/09
      6.   To roger abdulmassih 13:28  |  Lebanese 22/10/09
      7.   What else did BankofMoon say? 13:32  |  Curious 22/10/09
      8.   Hezbollah is the resistance group resisting peace with Israel 13:50  |  Meo 22/10/09
      9.   wow 14:00  |  Jeff 22/10/09
      10.   Hizbullah`s weapons 14:00  |  T.I.P. 22/10/09
      11.   Durson for UN Secretary! 14:32  |  Israeli citizen 22/10/09
      12.   #7; : T.I.P., Dubai; Please keep writing 14:32  |  Mark from Georgia 22/10/09
      13.   T.I.P.????? How silly that post 14:48  |  Brad 22/10/09
      14.   only the USA and select countries can have militas 14:52  |  sam i am 22/10/09
      15.   sam i am....the US doesn` have militias 17:33  |  Lynn 22/10/09
      16.   Durson, Dino-right on. Ban Ki-moon should not forget his primary 17:40  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 22/10/09
      17.   Brad in CAnada 18:05  |  Anthony 22/10/09
      18.   Swiss (#4). You don`t even read the articles anymore, do you? 18:20  |  flyingdoc57 22/10/09
      19.   T.I.P 18:30  |  m 22/10/09
      20.   T.I.P.`s fine beating 18:41  |  SDHD 22/10/09
      21.   Natallie 18:51  |  Wally 22/10/09
      22.   FIRST TURN REFUGEES INTO NATIONALS 18:59  |  Ian 22/10/09
      23.   no points scored, Dino (#4) 19:08  |  ivo 22/10/09
      24.   Coma 19:31  |  utagawa 22/10/09
      25.   Coma 19:31  |  utagawa 22/10/09
      26.   UN Chief 19:59  |  khalid 22/10/09
      27.   sam I am # 14 20:11  |  ChanahS 22/10/09
      28.   Welcome back Natallie! 20:22  |  Canadian 22/10/09
      29.   #5;Natallie Durson and STABILITY 01:09  |  Mark from Georgia 23/10/09
      30.   to Lebanese 15:20  |  Roger abdulmassih 23/10/09
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