'Ahmadinejad visit proves Lebanon has joined axis of extreme nations'
Top Israeli official says Iranian President visits Lebanon like a 'commander inspecting his troops.'
By Barak Ravid and News Agencies Tags: Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Lebanon Michel Suleiman HezbollahIsraeli officials were trying to keep a low profile both in the media and in the field in order to prevent escalation of already high tensions along Israel's shared border with Lebanon, as thousands of Shiite supporters welcomed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Beirut on Wednesday.
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arriving in downtown Beirut on Wednesday October 13, 2010. |
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Israel's main efforts concentrated on the conveying of diplomatic messages to the Lebanese government via the U.S., France the United Nations, among them the demand to avoid provocations along the border.
Israel's stance, which has been clearly expressed over recent days, is that Ahmadinejad's visit proves that Lebanon is becoming more extreme, on its way to becoming an Iranian outpost. "Lebanon has joined the axis of extreme nations which object to the peace process and support terror," said a senior Israeli official involved in preparations for the two-day visit.
The official added that "Iran's president is visiting Lebanon like a commander coming to inspect his troops – Hezbollah terrorists – who serve as a wing of Iran's military in the region. Anyone who holds peace and freedom dear is watching this Iranian provocation with concern. Lebanon, which could have enjoyed peace and prosperity, has turned into the servant of the Iranian aggressor, led by Hezbollah."
Defense Minister Ehud Barak also remarked on the visit, saying that "Ahmadinejad's visit clearly reflects Hezbollah's growing dependence on Iran, and the fact that Lebanon has gradually ceased to be a normal country, where its interests govern its policy, and has somewhat turned into a tool maneuvered by external powers," he said, adding that the Israel Defense Forces and Israel's intelligence agencies were keeping "eyes open."
Meanwhile, the U.S. also expressed concern over Ahmadinejad's two-day visit to Lebanon, saying support for Hezbollah militants undermines Lebanese sovereignty.
Ahmadinejad is continuing his "provocative ways," the White House said in a statement Wednesday.
"He continues his provocative ways, even as he leaves his county in further economic stress and turmoil as a result of his actions that have led to international sanctions that are having a great impact," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
Gibbs was referring to UN Security Council sanctions placed on Iran over its alleged refusal to come clean about its nuclear activities suspected by the West as intended to develop a bomb. Tehran says the program is purely for peaceful purposes.
"We reject any efforts to destabilize or inflame tensions within Lebanon," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said. "We would hope that no visitor would do anything or say anything that would give cause to greater tension or instability in that country."
Allies of the Western-backed, mainly Sunni parties that hold a slim majority in the Lebanese parliament also showed their worry.
A group of 250 politicians, lawyers and activists wrote an open letter to Ahmadinejad, criticizing his support of Hezbollah.
"Your talk of 'changing the face of the region starting with Lebanon' and 'wiping Israel off the map through the force of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon' ... makes it seem like your visit is that of a high commander to his front line," the letter said.
In Tripoli, a mainly Sunni city in the north, posters have gone up in recent days showing Ahmadinejad's face crossed out, above the words: No welcome to the rule of clerics.
While Ahmadinejad was formally invited by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and was to meet on Thursday with the head of the pro-Western bloc in the government - Prime Minister Saad Hariri - the splashiest welcome came from Hezbollah, Iran's stalwart ally.
Ahmadinejad's first state visit is a bold demonstration by Shiite-dominated Iran that it is undeterred by U.S. attempts to isolate it and roll back the clout Tehran has built up around the Middle East through its alliances with militant groups like Hezbollah and its accelerating nuclear program.
The first visit by an Iranian president in seven years, it also underlines the eroding position of the West's allies in the deeply divided country. A fragile unity government that combines a Western-backed coalition with Hezbollah and its allies is in power, but many fear it could soon collapse because of their rivalries.
While he was greeted with joy by many Shiites, Ahmadinejad's dramatic arrival only exacerbated fears among many Lebanese - particularly Sunnis and
Christians - that Iran and Hezbollah are seeking to impose their will on the country and possibly pull Lebanon into a conflict with Israel.
Standing alongside Suleiman at a news conference, the Iranian leader sought to depict his country as an ally of the entire nation, not just the Shiite Hezbollah movement.
"We seek a unified, modern Lebanon, and we will stand with the people and government of Lebanon - and with all elements in the Lebanese nation - until they achieve all their goals," Ahmadinejad said, adding that both countries oppose Israeli aggression.
"We completely support the Lebanese people's fight against the Zionist enemy," he said.
Hezbollah boasts widespread support among Shiites, virtually runs a state-within-a-state in Shiite areas and its guerrillas are Lebanon's strongest armed force. Iran, whose ties to the group date back nearly 30 years, funds Hezbollah to the tune of millions of dollars a year and is believed the supply much of its arsenal.
Iran also helped rebuild homes in southern Lebanon's Shiite heartland after the widespread destruction caused in Hezbollah's 2006 war with Israel.
For Ahmadinejad's arrival, thousands of Lebanese - mainly Hezbollah supporters - lined the highway from the airport into Beirut, waving Lebanese and Iranian flags while loudspeakers blasted anthems and women in the crowd sold Hezbollah flags and balloons to onlookers.
Trailed by heavily armed security in bulletproof vests, Ahmadinejad smiled and waved to the crowds from the sunroof of his black SUV as he headed from the airport to the presidential palace to meet Suleiman.
"Ahmadinejad has done a lot for Lebanon, we are here to thank him," said Fatima Mazeh, an 18-year-old engineering student who took the day off from classes to join the crowds. "He's not controlling Lebanon. Everyone has a mind and can think for himself. We are here to stand with him during the hardest times."
Ali Chehade, a 32-year-old math teacher, told his kids to take the day off for the visit.
"Ahmadinejad is a big leader in the region because of his words about the resistance," he said, referring to Iran's support for what Hezbollah touts as its armed resistance to Israel.
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Yesterday in a Lebanese town square, the midget of Tehran called for an international inquiry into 9/11. I've got a better idea, how about re-aligning our advanced satellites and searching the milky-way... for who high-jacked Ahmedinejad's brain. Is it the Lilliputians of planet Bongo or the little green men of planet Mars.
Iran did not occupy Lebanon from 1982 till 2000. Iran did not destroy Lebanon in 2006. Iran does not threaten to attack Lebanon almost weekly, thus destroying all our tourism seasons. Iran does not violate Lebanese airspace almost daily. Iran is not in a never-ending propaganda war to tarnish Lebanon's reputation. Iran's "promised land" does not include South Lebanon. Iran's people do not hate Lebanese people. Iran does not send spies to assassinate Lebanese people. Iran does not call the Lebanese "terrorists." While Israel does all the above, and much more, in a systematic deliberate destruction of Lebanon.
This history in the making. If this visit solidifies Hisbollah's huge efforts to prevent further strife in Lebanon, then the Iranian leader's visit would have accoplished its goals.
Israel lecturing others on peace and freedom...lol!!
There are only two extreme nations in this world: Israel and the United States, Israel because it will start World War III, and the US because its government is a slave to Israel. As for Iran and Lebanon, they are 100 percent normal, but Israelis can't see it.
We shall defeat our enemies, as we always have.
Bin Laden got his idea for 911 watching the US levelling high rises in Beirut, in support of the Israeli invasion. I guess if anyone knows what Israel is like it is the Lebanese and if they prefer Iran then however badly you portray Iran, Israel must be worse, in their eyes.
This is about Iran in the ME. The center of gravity of geopolitical sphere has shifted to the East of the Middle East. Turkey, Iran and Iraq with the huge markets of younger consumers who are tech savvy and eager to consume. Add to that vast amounts of energy and water, the two most important commodities ever. Israel has turned into a real burden on her friends and foe. Israel has a small population and politically and socially completely isolated in the area. That is why Iran with its carefully chosen and kept allies, such as Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to a large extent, and soon the "AFPAK" will join that two. The US is deeply involved in ALL of this therefore the US is going to yank Israel's chain if Israel does one of its silly "bombing" wet dreams. It's all about Iran, not the man. It behooves Israel to start looking at Iran like the girl-next-door.
the US is at war -- Lebanon is experiencing relative peace at present.
Madi is a nobody and a troll. Leave him alone. Focus on the real centers of power in Iran - Revol. Guard and Ayatollahs. After all, it was under much more "liberal" leadership in Iran that development of nuclear technologies started. 'Cause you know - there is a difference between Madi and the liberals/moderates. LOL. Madi is a sad joke. Bush was like that too. But, everybody knew that Bush wasn't in charge and said as much. But with Madi, it's like oh my god, this putz is coming over for dinner, the world is gonna end!
... iran is a friend of lebanon, it has never killed a lebanese, and it is far more moderate and democratic than the jewish republic of israel.
""Lebanon has joined the axis of extreme nations which object to the peace process and support terror," said a senior Israeli official involved in preparations for the two-day visit." ----- and lots more bla-bla like this besides. // Mr Ravid, you know and I know that Hezbollah always claims to represent Lebanon. So why shouldn't Ahmadinejad treat them as though they do? He hasn't invented it. In fact, there's no getting away from it. Hezbollah is made up entirely of Lebanese citizens, indigenous Lebanese citizens, isn't it? So why pretend any different?
And it was Iran who was first at the scene with cash to rebuild. Israel should have thought about that before targetting Lebanese infrastucture. Sadly, Israel knows know to escalate wars, but never has a clue what to do stopping wars.
Israel pushed Leb. and Syria into the hands of Iran and Ahmadinejad by choosing war over peace. On the other hand, Egypt and Jordan who have peace treaties with Israel are NOT under Iran's sphere of influence. Israel made the wrong choice, and continues to make the wrong choices. Now Israel reaps what it sows.
read your history, and as for shooting him, that would be the start of the next war, I am tired of running from missiles, like a lot of people here maybe it's worth trying peace because never ending war is a lose-lose situation.
i seem to recall ahmadinejad visiting new york just a little while ago. multiple times, in fact. i guess america is now officially an Extreme Nation. awesome!
I'm no fan of the Islamofascists of Iran and Hezbollah but they are there, and the list of Israel's enemies is already huge. It will be wreckless to simply dismiss countries like Turkey and Lebanon as irrational or extreme simply because they disagree with your policies. Israel has the right to remain strong and maintain strong defensive capabilities, but it has no right to occupy Palestinian lands in the W.Bank and E.Jerusalem. It's time to honor the peace process, help establish a Pal state, and take the wind out of genuinely extreme Islamists like the ones in Hezbollah. The idea that you can maintain the occupation and manipulate the US and the West to serve your agenda is simply infeasible. Time for a strategic rethink.
So make good use of this situation, in this way you can perhaps neutralize the H-group.
A shame you let a militia run your state and clash with your Army, but third world countries like Lebanon tend to be a mess.
We want to see you crying and running like you did in Lebanon on Youtube in 2006
Time for Israel to recognize that the Islamic Republic of Iran represents the Shi'ites ... and for Israel to apologize to them for trampling all over them in South Lebanon to get to the Palestinians.
that earth shall be inhirted by the good peopl that what Najad said now prepare yourself for the upcoming event hahah hahaha
Gee, we all expected the "top Israeli official" to say something more kindly and nice. Actually, since we all know that no Israeli official will say anything positive about Ahmadinejad, why not either say something unexpected or clever, or better yet, just say nothing. We all know your opinions in advance.
And were you expecting any Israeli to say something "positive" about Amadinnerjacket? And, Oh, we will leave the clever and unexpected responses to you . .
His power is in Syria,Iraq and now Lebanon! Good luck for this great diplomat.
The official added that "Iran's president is visiting Lebanon like a commander coming to inspect his troops.
It is not even close. Israel has killed more civilians since 2006 than any other nation or group in the region. This includes Syria, Iran, Hizbollah, Hamas, AlQaeda, the Taliban, etc., Israel killed more than 1000 civilians in the 2006 war and more than 1000 more in the Gaza op. In addition to these, there were a a handfull of children and farmers who came "too close" to the border fence. If all this killing doesn't get Israel a chair in the axis of evil clubhouse, then there is no justice.
All Deserved. The Arabs have gifted the Jewish people cemetaries full of dead soldiers and innocent victims of their brutal terror. A great case can be made that Israel has been too lax with an unrepentant enemy. There have been leaders that have exhibited leniency toward this depraved entity. The Axis of Evil is strictly reserved for Hamas and IJ, for the gift their *Religion of Peace* has given to the Jewish people. The Arabs deserve every bit of the Israeli response, and then some.
Hosting a terrorist bent on wiping Israel off the map is the same as endorsing that very sinister plot! The IDF cannot stand by while Iranian thugs and Hizballah plan the next holocaust! IDF must remain strong and hold these terrorists far from the doorstep of our G-D given land we forever cherish. It is clear that Iran, Hizballah, Syria and Hamas are planning to exterminate the Jewish people, their actions are not those of peace. They are destroying the peace talks. Judea and Samaria must not be allowed to follow the path of Lebanon and Gaza, now more than ever, for a lasting peace to have any chance, Iranian terror must be forever eliminated!
By this logic, the UN must be a terrorist organization since it continues to allow Iran as a member state, and even allows Ahmadinejad to speak.
is Iran's western front line with Israel.
This article states that Lebanon has joined the club of extreme nations for hosting Iranian presidents but so have India and China and many other countries too. Will the author say that they are also extreme nations?
just make you wounder what kind of people they are just make you wonder !!!!!!
Militias within a State called Palestine...
in india we have 77 million shia the former president of india was shia and at the same time was the father of india nuclear bomb as for china we have 15 million shia out of the 50 million moslem there they are effective business men and you shall hear from them soon
Lebanon could have been at peace with Israel decades ago. Instead, it is once again allowing itself to be the puppet of regimes like Iran. I'm sure Mahmood is thrilled to be able to wage war on Israel down to the very last Lebanese. Robert Fisk's book title back in the 80's describes Lebanon perfectly: Pity the Nation.
Had France not done every bit of things to assure Maronite dominance in Lebanon, and the multiple factions would have worked more easily together. Yet, what can be proved since the Taif Agreements is that Lebanon is stable because of Hezbollah's conciliatory behavior towards other factions. You people scream to the devil as if its everybody against Hezbollah. The truth is that Hezbollah has Christian and a few Druze Allies as well... Keeping Lebanon united is a job Hezbollah did better than the West and Israel...
Decades ago, Israel was involved in a long bloody occupation of Lebanon
Whent the iranian midjett goes to the border to throw rocks ,throw shoes back at the "evil"piece of`````````!!!
I guess this is meant to pass the Zionist side for uncultured people. This does indeed no glory to us.
I disagree Joe. Let's throw the Durson woman at the midget and hopefully she will land on his head.
Israel looks to many Europeans instead another state of the USA, so where 's the difference??
if the bhurqa concession for "Lebanon" is still available?
Wahab fundamentalist Sunni that is... Iran is Shia (and whether you like it or not... way more tolerant religiously). But you don't want to know that. What you want to know is Iran is bad, Lebanon is bad, Islam is bad, Palestine is bad, Peace for land is bad... What else should be bad?
Now that the 67-Jewish State swap is proposed, Israel is cornered. In order to avoid being blamed for the failure of the process and keep on annexing land, Israel needs an invisible enemy... IRAN!!!!
Once the Republicans beat the Democrats in the US elections, and the US has a new Republican President, Iran, Syria, and Lebannon (Iran) will be brought to their knees. Just hang on for 2 years....
There you go... stereotyping again. I guess Gloria Steinem would probably be willing to forego your sexist remarks in light of the fact that you're a fellow liberal.
So if you want a party with experience bringing a country to it's knees, it's definitely the Republicans.
Perhaps you don't remember, but we tried that in 2000, and 2 wars and trillions of dollars later Obama is blamed for trying to pick up the pieces for that little experiment in hiring the handicapped. That he's not doing a terrific job is an entirely different matter. At least the Democrats are tax and spend, the Republicans are just spend.
U.S. Republican House candidate from Ohio, Rich Iott (aka Rheinhard Pferdmann) dress up as Waffen SS soldier in his spare time.
IF there's a Republican President again, after the sheer amount of damage the last Obstructionist, excuse me, "Republican," caused, I'd do EVERYTHING in my power to fight that cancer. The Republicans and their terrorist Tea Party affiliate are everything that is wrong with this country. As are you.
Ahmadinejad is a man who has publicly, numerous times, threatened the safety of Israel. The fact that he wants to go to towns that are within Kilometers of the Israel boarder shows me that he has alterior motives. There is not a bone in this mans body that says common sense and he is bad for everyone. He does not want peace. Peace for him would be to blow Israel off the face of the earth. I don't understand why anyone would welcome this man with open arms into their country.
This man has never started a war against any of his neighbours unlike Israel who has attacked each and everyone of its neighbours in the non too distant past. Iran does not send death squads around the world and does not hold over 15,000 prisoners without proper trial in the negrev desert!
understand this, your country has been killing innocent people and attacking lebanon and torturing and murdering pals for many years now ,so dont just play dumb. this man is the alternative for your atrocities. stop these atrocities and trust this man will go away quickly and maybe then there will a chance for peace.
Israel fought FOUR DEFENSIVE WARS. Your post is revisionist history. As for 15,000 prisoners, they are, for the most part, hard-core criminals involved in terror against innocent people. These aren't car thieves. The key should be thrown away. Iran kills its own citizens.
Israeli fighter jets should intercept Ahmadinejad's plane as he heads back to Iran and force it to land in Israel and not allow the plane to proceed until Gilad Shalit is released and the truth about Ron Arad is told. Let the Hitler wannabe stew on the tarmac of Ben Gurion airport until Israel decides he can leave.
would be that stupid.
Ronald Reagan called the hostage taking of the US embassy in Iran an act of war. And our two latest Presidents let this man enter the US scot free. Reagan would have arrested him as a prisoner of war. Your suggestion is most apropot.
Cancer cells have a means of infecting one another. Guess how Hizballah got infected.
"Iran's president is visiting Lebanon like a commander coming to inspect his troops" and how must we describe the 2006 visit of Israel in Lebanon? Tell us which visit was worse.
They went in to find the soldiers kidnapped while on Israeli soil. They also went in to fight a terror group who had clearly planned a war. Just did not expect Israel would treat them like the babies that they are.
Somehow, I don' t think this particular coinage is going to catch on.
They just don't seem to be very happy campers. They always have to stir the pot and point the finger. Now its to the north with barak pntificating on lebanon not being its own country (Hum...I wonder what role Israel played in that?) and then you have crackpots in the Knesset calling for open assassination of world leadedrs whom it despises. Rather than let the iranian dictator implode, they have to make statements that will trun the strongest Iranian opponents of ahmadinejad into his defenders.
Your intense hatred for Israel is becoming almost cartoonish. You seem to be overflowing with bile and vitriol
is one of the plausible ways to deal with Mahmoud Ahamadinejad. But then the problem is solved and no political hay for anyone. This is not about Ahmadinejad as a person. Here the President of Iran is visiting a country with which Iran has had centuries of relationships. Israel can't stomach that because Israelis have no clue about the ancient relations the countries of the ME have had way before Israel existed. Israel has lost big this time.
Four years ago Israel decided to savage all of Lebanon to punish Hisbollah. The outcome was making Hisbollah a respected power in Lebanon. Israel is now upset that Hisbollah's patron is visiting. Time to finish the job. Time to savage Lebanon again so that Hisbollah will become the dominant power in Lebanon.
every foolish step of Israel created its own monsters.Stop the Flotilla and have 90 million enemies. Invade Lebanon and in stead of weak PLO find a much stronger Hezbollah. Demolish Gaza and loose almost all western support and make Hamas stronger than ever. Kill in Dubai and become a Pariah State. What's next :snipe Ahmadinejad tomorrow? Check your bunker supplies.
check US bunker/treasury supplies.
don't all those things fit within the larger scheme of realizing Eretz Yisrael? That said, the israeli victories to date towards Eretz Yisrael may very well prove to be pyrrhic victories
Actually, if a sniper did manage to take Ahmadinejad out the millions of people who would be the happiest would be the Iranian people who Ahmadinejad stole the election from, imprisoned, raped and tortured. The only people who would be sad would be the mullahs and their protectors who have stolen billions from the Iranian people.
It that extreme? He just has another opinion and the world is round.
there is unbreakable bond and a special relationship between Lebanon and Iran and it cannot be broken... lets see how USA and Israel like someoftheir own medicine.
and save yourself for few days hahaahah
I don't understand all the fuss about his visit. The man is doing his job. Extending the influence of his state in the region. What is so evil about that? Do we want to see Iran as a regional power? No, we don't. Are we doing anything to counter Iran's influence in Lebanon? No, all we do is make Lebanon even more welcoming to Iranian gestures. Ten years passed since the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon and we still can't seem to work out an agreement with the her. Yes, it is hard, they don't like us, we have to make a few concessions, but we can work it out. We can at least try doing it without bombing Beirut.
It has been centuries since a leader of a country has been complicit in the assassination of his father to gain control in a puppet government. Hariri senior continues to turn in his grave
The list is lengthening by the day, founder member of the ‘axis of evil’ he has now become part of the 'axis of extremists' I suppose for the men and women of Hez he represents part of the axis of ‘aid and support’. What do you think? I’m just curious
The list is lengthening by the day, founder member of the ‘axis of evil’ he has now become part of the 'axis of extremists' I suppose for the men and women of Hez he represents part of the axis of ‘aid and support’. What do you think? I’m just curious
i suggest you change your moniker (look it up in the dictionary. What's that? Yes, yes, that other big book on your shelf) to Nemo, because your mind works at the Disney level
Simply because "Lebanon" ceased to exist decades ago. It has long been a Syrian province, and recently - with Syria's subjugation to Iran - it has become a de facto Iranian province. May it rest in peace!
Israel is a founder member
Israel went out of their way to target civilian targets all over Lebanon during the 2006 war. If there was anyone in Lebanon that didn't hate Israel before that time, this attack repaired that deficiency.
It is a fact that Israel avoids civilian casulties. If she did not Lebanon would hav eceased to exist .
This again is the BLAME ISRAEL FOR ALL WHAT HAPPEN STYLE, Lebanon if was SO pro west, WHY Hezbola do what ever he whants in the Lebanon territory? Why NAssrala have a stronger army than Lebanon army? Who come they have almost same majority in the congress?
but Natallie/Yaakov continue to try. (s)he sounds like Saddam's PR man publicly screaming "there are no US troops in Baghdad" as the marines were dismantling Saddam's statues.
Hizbula aka Lebanon, did not target Israeli civilians? To bad that extremism has taken its grips on Lebanon. If not for that extremism it would be pro west. Its was not Israel that caused dear friend. It exists in religious ideology
yes we can see this in Gaza war where israelis killed 1300 people,majority of them are innocent civilians.
it was 60% pro-west, 40% hezbo before 2006. what happened in 2006? hezbo gained the support of 50% of the Christians who were caught up under israeli bombs for no reason, even if we all know it wasnt israel's intention. the balance became : 50/50. the ONLY way to weaken hezbollah's political wing, is to shift christian votes from anti to pro-west again. 50% of christians lost faith in the lebanese government to protect them, in the USA to protect them, and in israel to protect them
it wouldn't let settlers steal or destroy Palestinian olive crops. See how stupid that sounds? Now read your own post over again.
Firstly there are fanctions in Lebanon that are pro west and there are factions that aren't. Hezbollah has never been- quite the contrary- and they have had significant, perhaps decisive influence in Lebanon for years. Hariri was pro Western and had really pissed off Syria and Hezbollah -they felt betrayed -probably why he was gotten rid of. They briefly learned the lesson of unintended consequences after that act but have since gotten a stranglehold on the country once again- Israel's actions in the war have very little, if anything to do with it.
Lebanon only exists because of Hezbollah and its backers, which is what Israel can't stand. Israel wanted to destroy Lebanon in 2006 with no one to stop it, and turn the Lebanese people into virtual slaves it could push around at will. Hezbollah prevented that. You realize the Lebanese (or anyone else who's sensible) could have accepted help even from the devil when Israel was pounding them in 2006.
What do you expect? To be pro-Israel? Talk sense man...talk sense
Ahmadinejad is waiting with open arms for you Durson. Get ready to be kicked to the other side where you belong.
Let us compare the Israeli and US statements about Ahmadinejad's visit. 1. ISREAL: "'Lebanon has joined the axis of extreme nations which object to the peace process and support terror,' said a senior Israeli official". Of course this is nonsensical How can the visit prove that Lebanon acquires Iran's views due to such a visit" Did China acquired Israel's Western views when PM Olmert visited them? Every thinking person can tell that this statement is just foolish, so either the "Israeli official" is a moron or just a bad liar.// 2. US: "We reject any efforts to destabilize or inflame tensions within Lebanon... We would hope that no visitor would do anything or say anything that would give cause to greater tension or instability in that country." Now this is a reasonable statement. The visit may strengthen Hizballah politically and increase the well-established tension inside Lebanon. Why does the US respect the truth while Israel has no regard for it. Why? Perhaps the "official" comes from Lieberman's Foreign Ministry..
America, you made your bed, now sleep in it. Supporting Israel was not the way to go.
Lebanon, you made your bed, now you'll die in it. Bending over for the Ayatollahs was not the way to go.
We have nothing in common. We have no history together. Pickup your stuff and leave Lebanon. Lebanon is not a Muslim country and it will never be. For those Lebanese who believes in his ideology, I have a simple solution for you. Get the f out. Move to Iran
you're in trouble,living with muslims.so are we.they seem to be a permanent presence in the mideast.what shall we do?
muslim majority country does not mean muslim country... lebanon is also the homeland of many christians and druze; and they constitute 45% of lebanon. also, there is no state religion in lebanon and none of our symbols, flags or banners feature any religious symbol. so no we are not a muslim country
that the christian majority being the educated majority form the diaspora spanning the globe if they were all to return to israel today muslims would be outnumbered 5 to 1
AND ISREAL IS NICE TO THE REGION.... KEEP LOSING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT, WAKE UP !!!ZIONISTIC WAYS WILL NOT LAST
2006 nightmare for idf is still playing out
They are rubbing their hands with glee, thinking about the pictures on Press TV. It seems that using their foreign legion to atttack Israel from Lebanese civilian areas is fine. But the cowards would never attack from Iran directly, because their own people would not stand for being sacrificed as ideological pawns. Then there would be a real need for the Revolutionary Guard.