Suleiman Considers Israeli Threats 'Clear' Violation to U.N. Resolution 1701
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
President Michel Suleiman dismissed on Thursday Israeli threats to target residential buildings in Lebanon and civilians as a clear violation to U.N. Security Council resolution 1701.
“The Israeli threats clearly violate resolution 1701 on both political and international levels, in addition to the human rights principles,” Suleiman said in a statement.
He considered that the Israeli remarks create instability among the Lebanese, urging the international community and the United Nations to deal with the matter.
On Wednesday, Israeli air force chief Major-General Amir Eshel accused Hizbullah of establishing bases in residential areas and using civilians as “human shields,” vowing to destroy them in any conflict in the future.
"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 that the Israeli forces are more powerful than Hizbullah with more capabilities than in 2006.
Resolution 1701, which ended the Hizbullah-Israel war in 2006, expanded the mandate of U.N. troops in the South, which was originally formed in 1978 after the outbreak of Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.
It imposed a strict embargo on weapons destined for Lebanese or foreign militias in Lebanon, and pressed Israel to end violations of Lebanon's airspace and to withdraw from northern Ghajar.
Israel's border with Lebanon has been largely quiet since the 2006 war with Hizbullah.
However, 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.
30 January 2014, 14:51
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Israeli threat, takfiri threat ... nothing amounts to the main threat to our National Security : Hezbollah !
They are the war magnets attracting all sorts of threats and creating the instability necessary to do as they wish in the country in disrespect of our laws and constitution and more importantly, against the will and wishes of the Lebanese people !
30 January 2014, 15:00
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I take no lectures on patriotism or Lebanese Identity from Pro-Iranian / Syrian sheep... You know nothing about being Lebanese and loving your country when you follow traitors like Aoun / Nasrallah who put foreign interests above their own country...
30 January 2014, 15:57
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@IranianPatriot, you can call me whatever you like ... it doesn't make it true :)
Al'Qaeda, Israel and Hezbollah are all the same terrorist breed and we, true patriots piss on them and you and enjoy seeing you kill each other off. The moment you impact our lives however, we will eliminate you and your Israeli / Qaeda war partners and terrorist coakroaches...
Fact is, terrorists like your Hezbollah / AlQaeda come and go, while we Lebanese have resisted your invasions for millenia ... You are but another spit on Lebanon's history. You will not enter history books, you will achieve nothing our children will be proud of. In fact, you have no plans for this country. So stop usurping Lebanon's name in your alias and switch it to Iran / Syria or whatever plague spreading country you support !
30 January 2014, 16:14
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Yes, you steal our country, our land, our prosperity, our democracy, our peace and our freedom and complain about stealing a name ?
Shove it !
30 January 2014, 17:23
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@Roar : You're the one who sold the country by prostituting yourselves to the highest bidders.
I never "allowed" any of this to happen. You and your sheep brothers who vote for the same criminals are responsible.
Hypocrites are people who side with Iran and Syria's terrorist regimes and call Saudis terrorists... and you dare mention things such as democracy. Again, take all your BS and shove it back in ...
And about "fighting for your country", I do fight for my country. Problem is people like Aoun and Nasrallah are fighting for other countries... so again, eat your own puke !
30 January 2014, 17:26
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@FT : You can take all the oil in Lebanon and get the hell out of here. Stop putting irrelevant topics in the dialogue. The oil isn't going anywhere.
M14 is the first to condemn Israeli threats and attacks. Your propaganda only reaches and convinces the idiots that constitute the follower base of your wannabe dictator Aoun and the Prophet of idiots Nasrallah !
30 January 2014, 17:39
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Waw the resistance, ur posts contain some truth, SOME truth...
U are just missing some facts: beirut was lebarated by the patriotic lebanese resistance before ur ISLAMIC resistance (that is the official name of hezbollah resistance so please use it)... Patriotic resistance lauched by georges hawi (march 14 martyr) militarely led by elias attalah (march 14, much less good politician than soldier but still march 14) while hezbos passed 3 year killing amal in aklim el tofah, the initaited assassination of communist and leftist leadders in south lebanon, taking military comand in south lebanon (and bekaa) after the war, stood against sending the army to south lebanon after israelly withdrawal in 2000.... After u should remember it was not so far ago..
So u to; have some chupachups, use halal ones as u should use the official name of islamic resistance (are u ashamed of ur secterianism?...
30 January 2014, 17:48
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@IranianPatriot : I enjoy reading you because you seem to be the mascot of all Hezbollah brainwashed idiots who vomit propaganda idiocies all over the place.
I fear no one and certainly not lost souls like Flamethrower. A name which depicts how much of a war and violence loving individual he is. But instead of throwing flames, he throws crap and I catch it for it not to soil my country.
You on the other hand must fear me because you and your acolytes have to gang up to amplify your BS comments and try and argue against me. The only stupidity you can come up with is calling me a "terrorist" when you have ZERO basis to even demonstrate my support for any terrorist group. In the meantime, you spread your love for the Kezb, a known terrorist group...
30 January 2014, 18:26
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Cowards are people who hide behind civilians. Cowards are people who need weapons to impose their will on the people and "negotiate" their way through politics.
Why are M14 cowards ? prove your point !
Cowards are Hezbollah gorillaz who attack media entities in order to shut them up from telling the truth.
Cowards are Hezbollah assassins who eliminate their political opponents with bombs rather than logic...
Cowards are liars such as yourself who invent lies to justify their acts...
30 January 2014, 20:36
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Thank u for ur last post resistance; common sence that's how we build a country...
But again assassination of communist leaders, monopol of resistance action was the work of hezbollah and those are fact, anyway maybe we should all learn to see our past like it is so we can hope to have a comon future.. No one will br able to eliminate the other (and i wish people would stop thinking that way)..
Anyway thanks for ur post, at least u aknoledge that march 14 is not zionist entity that's a good start..
Plus one for u, hv a good day..
30 January 2014, 15:10
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@Flamethrower; since u like to remember the past that much: There is a nice picture in stavro's book of ur dear general welcoming israely officers during beirut invasion, do u think he also served them tea?...
I know u r confused but there is also patriotic resistants in narch 14 camp, martyr georges hawi should be enough exemple..
As usual FT go get some chupachups...
30 January 2014, 17:28
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Flamecatcher he was taking pictures with israely why others true patriotic lebanese were fighting to liberate beirut... And they did!! So really go have some chupachups man...
And by the way hezbollah didnot even exist then...
So hezbos also go have some chupachups...
30 January 2014, 18:34
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Sorry in fact he headded the resistance to a full victory (and meanwhile took some pics with israelly soldiers..) like bassil who made the oil price go up wordwide and made it profitable to dig for it uder the mediteraneen..yes u r right full of victories, i will pray for him everyday and light up candles...
U know what i'm just an idiotl bc i believed in this man before, i even participated in sittings to push for him the right to go on national television in late 90s while ur so closed friends now where forbidden him and us to talk freely..
He is just like anyother lebanese political leaders(or most of them) selfish, sectarian and worse he can smash any logic out of the brain of his followers (i still have some friends overthere...)what a shame...
U need much more than chupachups bro...really..
30 January 2014, 15:15
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Again america and capitalist west, ksa takfiris, israelly zionist (on this one i fully agree)... In fact if u do listen to urself u'll find only iran/syria/maybe north korea and the verry democratic and so socialist putin's russia as a civilized secular democratic world...
Southern please just some reallism..
U can do better, no plus one for u on this one...
30 January 2014, 15:19
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Before accusing kids behind the terrorist attack in dahiye you should have some proofs. Already there indication that these attacks are backed by the Syrian moukhabarat. Who knows?
Now why don't you condemn hizbullah use of civilian residences as arm depots and missile launch pads. Do u expect the Israeli cross their arms and do nothing about it. Hizbullah by endangering civilians is committing a war crime.
30 January 2014, 16:15
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@the resistance: Deir Mar Mimas on the litany river was wiped out by the Israelis. Why? HA put a missile launch pad in front of the church of the monastery. The church was there since the 15th century. Now go there and you can see the result thanks to your loved terrorist and criminal militia.
30 January 2014, 18:34
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@greatpierro,
Since you care so much about kids as you commented and I quote, "Before accusing kids..."
Now Mr, Greatpierro, let me ask you this,
Considering your status in the M14-Saudi culture, were you among the M14 dignitaries last week at the farewell party of 25-year-old Ahmed Diab, who is nicknamed as Abu Bakir al-Riyadi, carried out the suicide attack on Saturday.
Was awesome party I have heard. Do you guys drink?
30 January 2014, 18:55
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Is it true that the Lebanese president has threatened to defecate in his trousers if these Israeli threats do not end?
30 January 2014, 21:16
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@Southern, indeed Qana was a massacre that Israel is to be condemned. In fact I condemn all war crimes regardless who does them. On the contrary you only see the crimes that Israel does, but turn a blind eye to the crimes done by hizbollah and the syrian regime.
30 January 2014, 15:31
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The real threat is from hizbullah that is a war party with a war culture and that courageously hide behind civilians
30 January 2014, 15:58
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The Israelis have withdrawn from Lebanon. Hizbullah is present in Lebanon with its illegal arms.
30 January 2014, 16:06
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Michel wat about the Syrians ?? Every day they are bombing the lebanese territories hayda ma3lech mich hek ?????
30 January 2014, 17:30
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...and then our good-for-nothing president-by-parachute continued removing the friggin zeer from the friggin beer SINGLEHANDEDLY!
30 January 2014, 18:44
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In 2013, Lebanon said: We, Hezbollah, with our capabilities I cannot say that we can destroy Israel, but I can say that we can turn the lives of millions of Israelis in occupied Palestine into a living hell.” How does Suleiman justify these comments as not being in violation of 1701?
30 January 2014, 19:04
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@samy1,
Let me ask you this my friend,
How common is the farewell family and friends party for suicide bombers in your culture?
Were you among the M14 dignitaries at the party of Ahmad Diab last week?
And one more question, is it really called: Bar-Mit14??
30 January 2014, 19:12
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Mr president
just tell the French with the billions of ksa to give defence weaponery
ie anti aircraft, anti ship , anti tank , missiles
30 January 2014, 19:25
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Fakhamtak, don't wate your time with these people. Please make a goverment.
30 January 2014, 20:45
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The funny thing is this: A president has made another good national move, please ladies and gentlemen, I repeat, good national move, yet almost everyone is fighting the other, many times out of context, not even a thank you note to our president. Well, at least I'll do it, and say, thank you Mr. President. But please ya shabeb wou ya sabaya rou2ou 3ala ba3dkoun.
31 January 2014, 03:05
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I wish you the best of luck sir. One thing I wouldn't do is stock pile weapons inside and fire from residential areas. It seems like no one wants to be responsible for the consequences of their actions. H.A. can't be doing this and crying wolf over and over again while they cause the deaths hundreds of innocent people. And no, don't give a damn about Israeli interests in the region, and like to see the Palestinians slapped out of Lebanon.
