Israel Threatens to Attack Civilians, Accuses Hizbullah of Using them as 'Human Shields'
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Israel accused Hizbullah of establishing bases in residential areas and using civilians as “human shields,” vowing to destroy them in any conflict in the future.
Israeli air force chief Major-General Amir Eshel issued his threats in an attempt to prepare the world for high civilian casualties in case a new confrontation with Hizbullah erupted.
"We will have to deal aggressively with thousands of Hizbullah bases which threaten the State of Israel and mainly our interior," Eshel said in a speech at the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies, a think-tank near Tel Aviv.
The Israeli official pointed out that Beirut, the Bekaa valley and the South are among the targets.
Eshel said Hizbullah uses at times the entire storeys of a residential facility to be used in battles.
He accused the party of using civilians as “human shield.”
Eshel said that the Israeli forces are more powerful than Hizbullah with more capabilities than in 2006.
"Our ability today to attack targets on a large scale and with high precision is about 15 times greater than what we did in the (2006) war," he stressed.
According to estimates Hizbullah is in possession of some 5,000 long-range rockets that can hit greater Tel Aviv, carrying warheads of between 750 kilograms to a ton.
Israel fought a devastating war against Hizbullah in 2006 that cost the lives of 1,200 people in Lebanon, mainly civilians, and 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
Tension has spiked on the border between the two countries since Lebanese troops shot dead an Israeli soldier driving near the frontier on December 16.
It was the most serious incident along the border since 2010, when one Israeli soldier and two Lebanese soldiers, and a journalist were killed.
Israel's border with Lebanon has been largely quiet since the 2006 war with Hizbullah.
30 January 2014, 07:56
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is the next war in preparation?
or, is this a reminder to iran they promised to disband hizbushaitan?
30 January 2014, 08:02
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A) This years’s 56th Annual Grammy Awards was an event to remember as the Islamic Secular Shia Only Resistance aka HA (Hssain Army) and its allies nearly swept all the top spots and categories. Alona and I stayed up all night watching a live feed of the event courtesy of Al Manar TV station. We were mesmerized by the spectacular stage effects and awed by the presence of our beloved resistance and other Lebanese artists. Saado Hariri opened the festivities with a memorable heart felt R&B performance: "Please Come Home," by Gary Clark Jr. dedicated to Sayyed Hasan. In return, Sayyed Hassan took the stage to the cheers of millions of fans around the globe and gave an unforgettable contemporary performance of Rihanna’s “Unapologetic”. Prince Talal Arslan gave his “personal” version of an oldie “Its raining men, hallelujah” by the Weather Girls while Minister Gebran Bassil delivered a convincing version of “The Heist” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
30 January 2014, 08:03
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B) Comrade Jumblatt added much needed spirited fun with his “Merry Go Round” by Kacey Musgraves. The crowds erupted in ecstasy when President Bashar Assad took to the stage and performed his latest solo version of “Radioactive” by imagine Dragons. Saado answered the hungry crowd’s request for an encore and dedicated yet another song to Sayyed Hasasn; “How Can I Trust You” by KC-I & JOJO. Alona and I broke down into tears when Sayyed Hassan performed “I Am Titanium” by non other than the legendary David Guetta in what appeared to be a direct musical duel with Saado. The evening highlight was a performance for the ages when Sayyed Hassan and Saado performed a duet “ Why Can’t We Live Together” by Timmy Thomas. The evening crescendoed when Beyonce’ and Sayyed Hassan swayed to the tunes and twerks of her latest “Drunk in Love”.
May the Lord Bless Sayyed Hassan for his never ending support for the Arts and Music. Karbalaaaaaaaa
30 January 2014, 08:41
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hehehehe! one of my favorites is "Radioactive" by Bashar:)))
30 January 2014, 08:07
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Good you guys admit direct support for Israel. Not anything new, but then atleast stop these foolish ideas, when you say that they work together.
30 January 2014, 08:09
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Next battle will be 10 times worse for Israel. The resistance has ten times the missiles than it had 2006. Plus new drones. The Resistance planned this for years now. Israel is fearing a new confrontation
30 January 2014, 08:16
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Relax Mystic - Israel would never dream of distracting the Hizb from the war in Syria. As for attacking civilian targets, what is new? They have always done it. They are nowhere as criminal as the Assad regime but they are nonetheless.
30 January 2014, 08:25
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What does Bashar al Assad have to do with this article? And no he does not attack civilian areas, but Al Qaeda indeed does.
30 January 2014, 08:30
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Mystic. Israel does not need to fight HA. HA is auto destructing by fighting his fellow bearded Muslim brothers in Syria.
HA who became an army of occupation in Syria to prevent the fall of the neostalinist regime of bachar is eating its own entrails.
All Israel has to do now is sit and watch. Its plan worked.
30 January 2014, 08:32
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do not fool yourself. Israel has tens of anti missile batteries that can reduce the threat of hizbullah missiles.
but why are you so war happy. shouldn't we rather seek peace? no one wins a war but some loose more than the other. At this game the israeli have so much more fire power. Yes in 2006 HA proved to be strong and opposed a fierce combat against Israeli troops. But at the end, Dahyé was half demolished, thousands of lebanese died, road infrastructure demolished, and HA had to withdraw behing the litany.
30 January 2014, 08:34
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Israel indeed has gained the most of the conflict in Syria, that only proofs that they were planning it along with the US and Saudi to begin with. For Al Qaedas matter, they were never brothers of the Hezbollah, they always hated them.
30 January 2014, 08:37
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greatpierro, the iron dome system, might be able to shoot down homemade palestinian rockets, but they will not be able to shoot tens of thousands of rockets falling down from the skies as rain with fire. The Resistance has very advanced missiles now, nothing you have ever seen before
30 January 2014, 08:42
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Mystic. Qaeda and HA are brothers. Maybe enemy brothers but brothers nonetheless. Both believe that life should be a constant jihad. Both find their inspiration in the (dark)middle ages, both don't believe in the state, both take instructions from a regional power both grow dirty beards.
The only difference is .... the mustache. Hahahaha
30 January 2014, 08:58
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No they are not, and mind your tone Lebanese forces. US gave birth to Al Qaeda, the worst part is that you say The Resistance dragged Lebanon into this war in Syria. No it was the M14 when they started funding and smuggle weapons into Syria from the beginning of the unrest. Now because of the desperation and loss, the Al Qaeda bite the hand that feeds them
30 January 2014, 09:06
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Mystical: May I summarize your posts: HA will destroy Israel, USA, and the Takfiris. Please, stop posting!
30 January 2014, 09:10
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Mystic - have the level of dishonesty reached such a level that you deny that Bashar forces attack civilians. Read Amnesty international and human rights watch reports. Actually check the latest report from HRW with latest satellite pictures. Shame on you.
30 January 2014, 09:13
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Yes i believe it all to be lies, and i know you want me to stop spreading the truth icebrain. It is people like you, that makes me continue, when did the world care for civilian casualties? Gaza, Lebanon, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan? But as soon as the western war criminals points their fingers at Assad, then suddenly he is the war criminal? That doesn't sound right when criminals themselves judge others
30 January 2014, 09:20
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People must excuse mystic. It is all lies because he believes this to be - damn all evidence.
30 January 2014, 09:25
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Ariel Sharon, died happy and warm in his bed. Why didn't the so called Human rights movements and amnesty trial him for all the war crimes he committed?
30 January 2014, 09:27
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Gentalman you are waisting your time… Assad is Mystics president for life.
30 January 2014, 09:29
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My President is called Justice, i support Resistance, because they stand for justice, i support Assad because he fights for his countrys survival, i believe in Vietkong, PFLP, Baader Meinhoff, SSNP, and all the other resistance fighters out there whom fights for justice.
30 January 2014, 09:29
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Mystic - and Amnesty international and human rights watch reported on these! And the purpetrators are criminals. And these pales in comparison with the crimes of Assad against his own people. Your defense is weak and seriousely is disturbingly similar to those many Zionists I debated. You and them try to justify your side's crimes by stating: others commit crimes too!
30 January 2014, 09:36
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Here are some facts - NOT OPINIONS nor wishful thinking nor propaganda:
1. Israel kills civilians left and right, even children, pregnant women and unarmed people. They create problems in the arab countriew and are willing to sacrifice every arab for their evil.
2. Bashar el assad and his forces have killed civilians long before the uprising even began and bombed civilian areas, raped women and bombed residential areas.
3. The leaders of the west are hypocrites and their opposition to bashar has nothing to do with caring for human rights.
4. There are rebels that are just as bad as bashars forces and deserve to be crucified with them.
30 January 2014, 09:38
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No rafeh because i never recognize crimes judged by criminals? They called Che Guevara a war criminal too, should i believe that then?
30 January 2014, 09:53
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Mystic - good for your ssnp comrade. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are agents of the imperialist west. Wait, they also severely criticize israeli actions. They must be agents of the imperialist west and the jihadist takfiris.
30 January 2014, 09:58
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Criticized? They've done nothing to any western war criminal in history, including Israel.
30 January 2014, 10:02
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Mystic - these organizations investigate and report war crimes and they do this around the globe. Please grow up and have the balls to admit to yourself that you are supporting a criminal.
30 January 2014, 10:08
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You should wake up from you hatred, and recognize the same ones that points their fingers and judge others, are the biggest criminals in history. What has balls got to do with comments on Naharnet? You think a too highly of the internet, since you put your balls behind it.
30 January 2014, 10:43
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Mystic - what hatred. It is you that is full of it. I used to support the hizb and 2006 and 1996 and led a highly effective campaigns in Vancouver against Israeli agression while many of the Assadists could not bother to move their asses or donate a dollar to the effort. The difference between me and you is that I support human rights everywhere. You could care less for the lives of people as long as they are killed by Assad. I have been attacked venomousely by Zionists who published smears campaigns against me so you have zero lesson to teach me. As I did not stand by while our people are being slaughtered by Israel, i will not standby while Assad does far worse.
30 January 2014, 10:51
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rafeh people like yourself, supported the Israeli invasion. I remember many M14 supporters wished for the annihilation of Hezbollah during the 2006 war. I am not blinded by hatred, i follow my rational instincts, now don't forget that Israel and the US committed many crimes long before the Syrian unrest begun, nobody were there to blame them for anything back then.
You can point your fingers all you want, but the real butchers in Syria is the Al Qaeda whom are cutting the head of all their opponents, the so called FSA embraced Al Qaeda when they were fighting Assad together, now they can't control themselves, so they are slaughtering each other.
30 January 2014, 10:57
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Mystic - you are the blind one. I do not hide behind a fake name. You can easily google me and find out who i am and what work i have done in 2006 and 1996. I urge people to read Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the UN human rights commision reports on Syria. These are the world authorities on human rights and not some brainwashed ssnp-wanabe. You will see that the regime is by far the biggest purputrator of crimes in Syria, followed by Isis. The rebels are fighting both these monsters.
30 January 2014, 11:00
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What fake name? Most people on this site are not using their real names. So all your crap are lies, you are blind you are a zionist supporter, and you are mad because you know i am talking the truth rafeh, stop being full of hatred wake up from whatever dream you are living.
30 January 2014, 11:15
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So mystic - what you said about me is like everything else you write on this site is a figment of your imagination.
30 January 2014, 11:17
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You are sending me, pro western websites as cover for yourself, not very smart and not reliable neither.
30 January 2014, 11:22
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Mystic is simply an idiot. Read up the links and make up your mind whether i am "zionist"
30 January 2014, 08:25
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you are deciding that israel and ksa are the ennemy of lebanon. but in fact the true enemy of lebanon for fourty years has been syria systematically occupying our country, killing our leaders, preventing us from exploiting our natural resources, looting our banks and taxes...
Israel has tried to make peace with lebanon and lebanon rejected this thanks to pressure from syria.
Israel attacked lebanon only after aggression occurred from Lebanon, thankts to the palestinians and lately from hizbullah
30 January 2014, 09:38
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@Jaafar: Basics of social etiquette require one to speak when spoken to. Please, avail yourselves of these basics. No need for hostility and personal attacks. I am reluctant, but sorry I have to vote you down.
30 January 2014, 09:31
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Yes, yes Mr flimflam but you forgot to ad all Hail the Glorious Iranian Militia and the Benevolent Assad clan… may they rule for ever!!!
30 January 2014, 09:40
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5. House of Al-Saud are not fit to be the leaders of a holy land and a major investigation need to be made to see their ties to various crimes. A lot of speculation and accusation against them but without official proof, it is almost worthless. But them turning arabs in to slaves is actually a fact, not only a rumour so that alone is enough to hate them.
If everyone had seen things for what they are then the middle east would be great!! How can anyone support tyrants? regardless if they share your ideology they are still tyrants and therefor not from your ideology unless you too are a tyrant.
30 January 2014, 09:41
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May this song bring you all a good morning!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZilGnQ7NB8
30 January 2014, 10:11
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What butcher? John Mccain called Bashar al assad a butcher, Mccain himself bombed Vietnam from the skies killing thousands of civilians, when he were in the US Airforce. I do not recognize crimes judged by murderes themselves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMBn0qzw2as
30 January 2014, 13:40
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thanks Mystic for the song :)
theresistance: Labbayka ya Nasrallah! :)
30 January 2014, 13:46
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as for the zionists and their supporters here, don't bother answering them and their delusions. by reading them you'd think they won the war and it's over since 82 :)
let them dream, the higher they fly in their heads the harder the fall will be when reality strikes.
30 January 2014, 13:57
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indeed. but they will never understand. during the civil war israel used some of them and threw them like toilet paper after use, yet they still think israel loves them.
30 January 2014, 14:02
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Norman Finklestein (whose parents died in nazi concentration camps) sticking it to Future TV's baby journalist.
priceless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDe65-nF3FQ
30 January 2014, 14:10
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Dear Mowaten: Please, stick to the topic at hand. This is not a music request site where you can sing, dance, and request songs. While I appreciate your love for Sayid Hasan, this is not the venue for singing his praise. Also, posting irrelevant youtube links to videos of explicit nature may not go down well with many decent posters. My immense respect for you is almost down to zero.....
30 January 2014, 14:31
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By the same logic all Hizb supporters are soldiers or soon to be soldiers, and no civilians exist amongst them - so therefore they are all legitimate targets. Yep!
30 January 2014, 14:44
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As much as the Israeli threat is unacceptable, it's also unacceptable that Hezbollah behaves like a war magnet to Lebanon attracting Israeli and Takfiri threats. It's unacceptable that Hezbollah uses their followers as human shields. It's unacceptable for their followers to harbor and defend Hezbollah.
In fact, Hezbollah poses the biggest security threat to Lebanon and you brainwashed M8 sheep are too blind to see it !
Whatever happens, terrorist bombing of civilian areas or Israeli (Terrorist) bombings, it's because you M8 have given Hezbollah, the ungodly party of terrorists, illegal coverage for their illegal actions. Any drop of blood is on you !
Hezbollah never was and never will be a bringer of good and prosperity to Lebanon. In fact, they have no plans to build our country ! They answer to Iran, as much an enemy to Lebanon as Israel!
30 January 2014, 16:22
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i saw a video of syrian rebels eating human organs.
have you seen a video of hezbollah men eating human organs FC?
30 January 2014, 16:05
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I remember how Hezbollah practically invented the "Arab Suicide Bomber" recruiting psychotic sheep all over to blow themselves up and promising them your virgins through martyrdom...
Again, you have nothing to say when you belong to a satanic party of kalashnikovs who turns war victims who didn't ask anything into virgin raping "martyrs"...
Now we will let you kill each other off while we sit back, drink beers and enjoy the show.
We will not provide you with shelter this time like in 2006. We will not share our food, land, medicine ... may you and your supporters be eliminated and god help the victims of Hezbollah, the LEBANESE SHIA who did not ask for anything !
30 January 2014, 18:23
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@IranianPARROT : I suggested that the terrorist group Hezbollah listen to LEBANESE demands of pulling out of Syria and not dragging us into it. This has nothing to do with terrorist demands so stop failing to make me appear as something i'm not. What I am is a true Lebanese patriot, a concept you insult by using this name.
You cannot be both a Lebanese at heart and support regimes such as Iran, Syria and Saudi.
Any person who gives support to Bashar el Assad is a traitor and should be dealt as such. He's the real terrorist who killed and butchered Lebanese. He's the real terrorist who wants to reinvade Lebanon... so shove your arguments...
And no pro-Iranian/Syrian can even talk about polls. You're ridiculous !
And about your suicide vests, I don't follow your fashion trends... that's more Hassan Nasrallah's style and tactics along with your takfiri clones!
30 January 2014, 16:50
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ra7 tetla3 b ras el sha3eb wa 7ezballa ma ra7 ytfakak la eno m5aba bel sha3eb wa bel3akes ra7 tzeed el nas ta3alo2 fe 3ala asas eno howe el 7ame 3anha fa shoufolkon 7al tane afdal ma terja3o la nafes le sar b tamoz el 2006
30 January 2014, 16:50
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Both sides - tfou 3leikon. You are such an example for "divide and conquer"... No future with both of you...
30 January 2014, 17:32
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To quote mowaten one of the most learned contributors to this forum from 41 minutes ago" "there is often no choice but to take down a building when it's filled with snipers and booby traps." So true mowaten so true.
30 January 2014, 22:35
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I don't think anyone actually believes Hezb will defeat Israel. I think it's more that Hezb will make it costly enough that Israel will decide it's not worth it.
