Berri: Israel's Quneitra Strike Has Placed Iran on its Border
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Speaker Nabih Berri warned on Wednesday of the dangerouseness of Israel's strike on Syria's Quneitra region, saying that it committed a “strategic error.”
He said: “Through this crime, Israel placed Iran on its border.”
He made his remarks during his weekly meeting with lawmakers at his Ain el-Tineh residence.
Furthermore, the speaker noted that the strike will not affect the dialogue between Hizbullah and the Mustaqbal Movement.
“The talks have yielded direct results in that tensions have been eased and Lebanon's internal scene has been fortified,” remarked Berri.
He later sent a cable of condolence to Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei over the death of Iranian General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi and other officials during the Quneitra strike.
Earlier, Berri had accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of timing a deadly air raid on Hizbullah in the Golan Heights for political purposes linked to the upcoming elections.
Local dailies on Wednesday quoted Berri as saying that Netanyahu was “fighting the elections with blood.”
“He could win because he always resorts to this method,” the speaker reportedly told his visitors on Tuesday.
The Israeli PM “demonstrated in Paris against terrorism and returned (home) to practice it in Quneitra,” said Berri.
The speaker was referring to Netanyahu's presence in a march by world leaders in the French capital following deadly terrorist attacks earlier this month.
Israel carried out on Sunday an air strike on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights in an area called Quneitra, killing Jihad Mughniyeh, a prominent Hizbullah fighter, a senior Iranian general, and five other party members.
Berri was asked by his visitors on whether the air raid would have repercussions on Lebanon. He answered: “It's not up to Israel to decide when and where Hizbullah would respond.”
“Hizbullah's leadership would choose the date and place of retaliation,” said Berri.
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21 January 2015, 09:46
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Hey Berri, how about you quit wasting your time talking about sectarian retaliations and focus on getting Parliament to convene and electing a president?
21 January 2015, 14:23
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Let's just not go into sectarian talk people... haven't we learned from the past?!?!??!?!
The guys that died are brave, God bless them... Even if you have different political views, I would pay you a handsom sum if any of you goes and fight in any war...
And Berri, Khalas wlo, you broke a Guiness Record in your stay in parlament... and you broke the 1 billion $ mark in your bank account... pls go find something else to do...
21 January 2015, 16:15
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"Israel's Quneitra Strike Has Placed Iran on its Border". Ummm, sa77 el nom! Iran was on Israel's border since 1982.
21 January 2015, 17:25
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Anonymetexasusa
ISIS and Nusra are far from being called brave, someone who beheads a fellow human being is more of an animal than a person...
What Lebanese permission are you talking about?! is there a Lebanese permission on Qraitim and regions surrounding it? In Trablous and suburbs? In the Bekaa Valley? in Bcharre and the Jerd? S.E.N.or W.?
We are far from being one nation, that works towards the good of all of our people... Each and every one of our political leaders thinks of his own benefits first, ppl close to him second, and the rest, well, there is no more place for thinking...BUT … In this delicate phase our dear Lebanon is going through... I think it is time to show more consolidation, try to accept the other, and deal with him in a more mature way than just calling out names.
21 January 2015, 17:29
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anonymetexasusa
In this case, its Hezbollah, and Terrorism, whatever you wana call them, by all means, please do, but for the sake of this country, or what’s left of it, deal with them with more subtlety, they are here, present, strong... and are currently fighting a war next door... criticizing, calling names and creating more internal conflict and discord will only draw us back! It is time for dialogue, for us to remove this rigidity we are used to and to be more flexible, accepting the fact that each of us will have to give up on certain 'beliefs' for the good of our nation/or what’s left of it...
21 January 2015, 19:00
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Didn't Israel kill Iranian terrorists in the Quneitra Strike? So, Iran was there prior to the strike??
