Ex-MK Bishara says will head bid to try U.S., Israeli 'war criminals' - Haaretz

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Ex-MK Bishara says will head bid to try U.S., Israeli 'war criminals'

By The Associated Press

Former Israeli Arab MK and Balad chairman, Azmi Bishara, accused by Israel of spying for Hezbollah during the Second Lebanon War told a Lebanese newspaper he will head an international push to try "the war criminals, Israel and America".

Bishara made the statement while touring south Lebanon, where he was hosted by Hezbollah's media division. He said Israel and the United States would be condemned for the damage they caused to Lebanon during last year's war.

On his tour, he visited Hezbollah battle headquarters north of the Israeli town of Avivim, and Bint Jbail where he laid wreaths on the graves of civilians killed in the fighting last summer. Bishara also visited Kfar Qana where an Israel Air Forces strike killed 29 in the community center during the Second Lebanon War.

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Bishara called the attack on Kfar Qana the worst civilian slaughter since Deir Yassin in 1948, adding that these incidents made the "long-awaited agreement with the Zionist entity an impossibility".

In a speech Friday, Bishara praised Hezbollah saying it is now stronger than ever.

"Everybody envies the Lebanese for their resistance [Hezbollah] and its leadership, but I envy the resistance for its people," said Bishara, according to comments carried by the state-run National News Agency.

Bishara also condemned Israeli attacks against innocent Lebanese civilians during the fighting last year.

"The massacres that were carried out by Israel were not a coincidence but were a strategic policy to frighten people," he said.

He praised Hezbollah for its performance during the 34-day war last summer, which was triggered by Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers in a cross border guerrilla raid.

"I am convinced that Israel has become incapable of attacking Lebanon again, and that is a very big achievement for the resistance," he said.

"Hezbollah has rearmed itself in the last year and perhaps is now stronger than ever, he added," according to the NNA. He did not elaborate.

Bishara left Israel in early June after being grilled twice by investigators and later resigned his Parliament seat. Police said he would be arrested immediately if he returns to Israel on charges of espionage for Hezbollah.

Both he and Hezbollah have denied the accusations. He has said he is a victim of political persecution.

Bishara has antagonized many Israelis over the years by meeting with some of Israel's bitterest enemies, including the leaders of Syria and Hezbollah. A Christian from the Israeli town of Nazareth who joined parliament in 1996, he has frequently spoken out in favor of Palestinian rights.

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1.	Now Hezbollah is stronger than ever	01:00	\|	Adnan	25/08/07

2.	#1 Adnan...Then why are Hezbollah Leaders hiding?	01:21	\|	Jalal	25/08/07

3.	lawmaker?	01:22	\|	Mark Katzman	25/08/07

4.	#1, Adnan	01:23	\|	Hannah	25/08/07

5.	Proposal for appointment	01:44	\|	Pepe	25/08/07

6.	2: Adnan, that`s just wrong	01:53	\|	Paul Freedman	25/08/07

7.	I must concur !	02:00	\|	wally	25/08/07

8.	Response to # 1 & 2	02:17	\|	Hausman	25/08/07

9.	Lebanon will rue the day Hezbollah	02:19	\|	Avrum	25/08/07

10.	Excuse me, Haaretz, but ...	02:21	\|	civilized kid	25/08/07

11.	Site ROUTINELY rapes PC	02:21	\|	Dr. Dave	25/08/07

12.	#6, Paul Freedman	02:31	\|	Hannah	25/08/07

13.	#11 Dr. Dave	02:57	\|	* BEN JABO	25/08/07

14.	#7 Wally - Australia	02:59	\|	* BEN JABO	25/08/07

15.	`Israel`s strategic policy.`	03:04	\|	Maureen Ann	25/08/07

16.	spam	03:09	\|	eric	25/08/07

17.	Hannah-# 4- your posts remind me of the old Soviet bloc	03:18	\|	Daniel Leopold	25/08/07

18.	Abnan, That`s Baby Talk	03:29	\|	Brad	25/08/07

19.	#15 Another one	03:34	\|	Jane	25/08/07

20.	#10 Hannah	03:34	\|	Brad	25/08/07

21.	Wally	03:39	\|	Brad	25/08/07

22.	You need a Goo Goo Ga Ga at the end of your post	03:42	\|	Tim	25/08/07

23.	Arabs surely keeps on coming back ,	03:52	\|	Joseph E .	25/08/07

24.	#17, Daniel Leopold	04:01	\|	Hannah	25/08/07

25.	Hannah	04:07	\|	Abe	25/08/07

26.	# 1. ADNAN	04:10	\|	german jew	25/08/07

27.	Ex-Arab Israeli lawmaker: Now Hezbollah is stronger than ever	04:10	\|	steve	25/08/07

28.	WE ALL SHOULD SPEAK OUT FOR PALETINIANS RIGHTS	04:13	\|	Nephtaly	25/08/07

29.	Hannah	05:36	\|	Dr J	25/08/07

30.	Ditto to Jane	05:39	\|	Dr J	25/08/07

31.	#25, Abe	05:41	\|	Hannah	25/08/07

32.	To Ben Jabo #14 Past is the Past	06:07	\|	wally	25/08/07

33.	Site ROUTINELY rapes PC	06:10	\|	Omran	25/08/07

34.	To Brad # 21 I forgive you....	06:31	\|	wally	25/08/07

35.	Hannah-#24-your arguments are simply ridiculous	07:38	\|	Daniel Leopold	25/08/07

36.	israeli democracy at work...?	07:41	\|	ravi	25/08/07

37.	#14 Ben Jabo. No honey.	07:59	\|	Maureen Ann	25/08/07

38.	Alas....	08:19	\|	Esther	25/08/07

39.	Traitors are never a good bet	08:28	\|	Esther	25/08/07

40.	Pals rights a la Al Qaida school of thought	08:41	\|	Joseph E .	25/08/07

41.	Jalal #2	09:10	\|	Scientist	25/08/07

42.	Mr. Bishara, a year ago I would have been behind you	09:31	\|	Hannah	25/08/07

43.	He`s probably right	09:55	\|	Clickfool	25/08/07

44.	Distruction of Lebanon benefit?	09:58	\|	Adam	25/08/07

45.	For Daniel Leopard # 35	10:00	\|	Clickfool	25/08/07

46.	Bishara	10:03	\|	Vital	25/08/07

47.	Azmi Bishara.	10:07	\|	sandra chitayat	25/08/07

48.	HE IS NOTHING BUT ENEMY OF THE STATE	10:20	\|	Marco	25/08/07

49.	Re Wally #32	10:41	\|	Esther	25/08/07

50.	Yes, I know, # 42 is FAKE HANNAH, or is it?	10:56	\|	Hayyah	25/08/07

51.	Sneaky Bishara	11:43	\|	Mother	25/08/07

52.	For Adam #44	11:45	\|	Esther	25/08/07

53.	For Hannah on Fake Hannah	12:39	\|	Clickfool	25/08/07

54.	All mistaken about Bashra	12:54	\|	Dr Karol	25/08/07

55.	Bish is going the whole hog!	13:49	\|	Esther	25/08/07

56.	Christian hugging Islamo-Fascists	13:56	\|	Papa	25/08/07

57.	Wow, Dr. Karol #54	13:59	\|	Esther	25/08/07

58.	Bishara	14:13	\|	Brod	25/08/07

59.	Hizbullies lost. Channel 10 news broadcast interview	14:31	\|	Margie in Tel Aviv	25/08/07

60.	I want to state here and now and be very clear about it:	14:43	\|	Hannah	25/08/07

61.	israel/usa...war criminals.....?	14:49	\|	ravi	25/08/07

62.	Bishara Does Not Represent Us All	15:02	\|	A.M.J.	25/08/07

63.	@46, vital bishara is israeli citizen, we should arest him	15:11	\|	vladimir	25/08/07

64.	Esther	15:14	\|	Guido	25/08/07

65.	Dr. Karol in Berlin, the words of Bishara	15:20	\|	christoph	25/08/07

66.	To Hannah, Clickfoo; and like.	15:33	\|	Vital	25/08/07

67.	Hezbollah got thumped on the battlefield...truth hurts.	15:40	\|	Devin Leonard	25/08/07

68.	# 59 A M G of Lod	16:28	\|	Ilan K	25/08/07

69.	#62 - AMJ	16:30	\|	Slibovitz	25/08/07

70.	ADNAN the hero from the UK speaks about heroes hiding in bunkers	16:34	\|	PETER.SM	25/08/07

71.	his opinion means nothing	16:39	\|	al	25/08/07

72.	start a war....lose that war....	16:40	\|	Lynn	25/08/07

73.	Hanna from Kana(da)	16:49	\|	Mefisto	25/08/07

74.	"HANNAH" " ribono shel olam." gave your name but Israel happened	16:57	\|	PETERS SM	25/08/07

75.	Adam of Sydney	17:07	\|	Lynn	25/08/07

76.	Go Bishara, go! And the international community except the u.s.	17:08	\|	lakshmi	25/08/07

77.	MK Bishara, go praise Hizb	17:09	\|	Gil	25/08/07

78.	4 Hannah,great post,not to worry about the fake hannah,less than	17:10	\|	lakshmi	25/08/07

79.	BISSHARRA THE QUISLING	17:10	\|	Iskander	25/08/07

80.	#37 Maureen Ann	17:15	\|	* BEN JABO	25/08/07

81.	First - Bishara must be tried for TREASON	17:18	\|	* BEN JABO	25/08/07

82.	THE TIP OF THE 5TH COLUMN IS SHOWING	17:28	\|	PAUL HARRIS	25/08/07

83.	Bishara	19:20	\|	Edifice	25/08/07

84.	How Come There Is No Discussion of War Crimes Accusations?	19:48	\|	chet	25/08/07

85.	Bishara is an enemy and should be treated as such	20:11	\|	Izik	25/08/07

86.	Cut Bashara`s Pension	20:11	\|	Semsem	25/08/07

87.	British Posters: Example of British Society	20:14	\|	Liliane	25/08/07

88.	Lebanese Shia Leader Blasts Nassralah	20:15	\|	Laila	25/08/07

89.	Who`s to blame? Not Bishara. He`s just an Arab.	20:16	\|	SLAVO	25/08/07

90.	Clickfool	20:35	\|	Connie	25/08/07

91.	Ex-MK Bishara will head bid to try U.S, Israeli `war criminals`	21:10	\|	martin list, m.d.	25/08/07

92.	Laila, I don`t even need MEMRITV.com to know about	21:34	\|	Fawaz	25/08/07

93.	Hanah	21:57	\|	Ami	25/08/07

94.	For Liliane # 74	22:10	\|	Clickfool	25/08/07

95.	chet	22:22	\|	Ami	25/08/07

96.	#71 Chet - Canada No less can be expected	22:47	\|	* BEN JABO	25/08/07

97.	B.S.	22:56	\|	bretware	25/08/07

98.	Any Doubts Left About Bishara?	23:15	\|	Yoram	25/08/07

99.	71Chet,and 4 million clusters dropped in the last 72 hours,if I	23:33	\|	lakshmi	25/08/07

100.	#12	23:42	\|	Moshe	25/08/07

101.	It seems that Bishara`s main problem is the realization that he`s	23:56	\|	Uzi	25/08/07

102.	#45	23:57	\|	Moshe	25/08/07

103.	Liliane #74	00:05	\|	guido	26/08/07

104.	#43	00:08	\|	Moshe	26/08/07

105.	WALID.The "honey " is "send ALL Jews to Israel so Nasrallah	00:15	\|	PETER.SM	26/08/07

106.	#71	00:22	\|	Moshe	26/08/07

107.	#77	00:28	\|	Moshe	26/08/07

108.	75Laila,2nd try,memritv is known to be sponsored by zionists!	00:36	\|	lakshmi	26/08/07

109.	# 71 chet with the rolling ball....	00:37	\|	Lynn	26/08/07

110.	#81	00:50	\|	Moshe	26/08/07

111.	AL QAIDA MURDERS MORE PEOPLE IN 3 DAYS THAN KFAR QANA+DEIR YASSIN	01:23	\|	Mitch Iginer	26/08/07

112.	TO Hannah # 4	01:23	\|	Marco	26/08/07

113.	War Criminals	03:16	\|	David	26/08/07

114.	#96 lakshmi - Your Alzheimer`s is getting worse	03:19	\|	* BEN JABO	26/08/07

115.	Nas	03:22	\|	David	26/08/07

116.	@82, itzik. bishara does represent his community	03:36	\|	vladimir	26/08/07

117.	104Marco,good for you,as a tourist you enjoyed your visit,so what	03:58	\|	lakshmi	26/08/07

118.	Lakshmi.Tehran is even more"fun" drugs and prostitutes	06:50	\|	PETER SM	26/08/07

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