Hizbullah Condemns Obama 'Appeasement' Speech
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Hizbullah slammed on Friday U.S. President Barack Obama's “appeasement” speech in Israel, considering that his remarks are to “satisfy” the Jewish state.
“Obama's speech is similar to all the hostile and boring stances made by the U.S.,” Hizbullah said in a statement.
"He speaks like an employee of the Zionist entity (Israel) and not the highest-ranking official in the administration of the independent state that is the United States," the statement said.
It denounced the U.S. president's stances that favor Israel, saying that the U.S. “is an accomplice in the crimes committed” by the Jewish state.
President Obama on Thursday demanded that foreign governments brand Hizbullah a "terrorist organization," slamming the party for “its attacks on Israelis”.
"Every country that values justice should call Hizbullah what it truly is -- a terrorist organization," Obama said in a major speech in Israel, in remarks apparently aimed at the European Union which has declined to put the group on a list of terrorist movements.
Hizbullah's statement added: “These stances confirm that all negotiations are useless, which stress on the importance of the resistance as an only option to regain rights and maintain dignity, freedom and independence.”
The party has been on a U.S. terror blacklist since 1995 after a series of anti-American attacks, including the bombing of the U.S. embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut in the 1980s.
But the issue is sensitive in Europe because of sharp differences between members, with Britain in favor of blacklisting Hizbullah's military wing but France and Italy believed to be reluctant.
The United States has urged the EU to join it in listing the group, saying the designation would make it harder for the organization to raise funds.
22 March 2013, 09:54
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yeah... they are a "world top" nation to criticize the President of the United States! How arrogant of a terrorist organization.....
22 March 2013, 13:49
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they start to realize these are their last days.
they were banking on a deal between iran and the US and now they realizr they will pay for all the bad they have done so far.
what is good is that they now realize they are alone and no true Lebanese will help them. no one will receive them when the bombs will start falling.
let their nasrallah come out shouting and pointing his finger a bit more..... and they will pay the price while that rat will run to iran.
22 March 2013, 18:44
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The President of the United States cannot rescue you from your own racism.
23 March 2013, 02:40
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Akh ya Geha, I hate to disagree with you, but I'm afraid on this one point you may be wrong: Should the Israeli bombs start falling on Hizb-Allah, the problem is that we will, indeed, receive them, and we will help them at least to not die - we are Lebanese, we will not close our door to those mortally in need. Many of us who detested Hizb to death already before 2006 did just that - treat the wounded, feed the hungry - in that wretched July. We rallied behind them even while cursing them for dragging us into that new tragedy, and not only because when the bombs fall on your non-Hizb neighbourhood too one gets a tendency to cheer for whoever is trying to stop those bombs, even if Hizb-Allah. The problem is that Hizb do not think like Lebanese; they think like Iranians and Syrians, and are all too happy to abuse Lebanese traditional kindness and goodwill.
22 March 2013, 09:59
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the push to label hizbushaitan for what it is, a terrorist Iranian extremist organization, irritates hizbushaitan as it is the precursor to its wiping off the face of the earth.
this is not a Lebanese political party, rather an Iranian terrorist group.
22 March 2013, 10:27
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Geha this is the first time I post here but i always cime across your empty comments that are filled with hatred toward the shia. it is people like you that has caused division in Lebanon. I am assuming that you are lebanese. without going into a debate with you because judging by what you write, there is no use to argue with an ignorant person, I would suggest you watch future TV's interview with Norman Finkelstein. I think he best describes the two sides in Lebanon. I strongly believe that you and the likes of you should seriously get yourselves educated.
22 March 2013, 10:36
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following your comments, I believe you are the one that should educate yourself :)
is it my fault if most shia like you associate themselves totally with hizbushaitan, thus find my comments sectarian? on the other side there are scores of shia who refuse hizbushaitan and what they are doing, who are not offended by my comments, rather they share them.
it is clear it is a point of view.
wishing to get rid of an Iranian entity which invaded my county is legitimate from my point of view.
22 March 2013, 13:41
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again, I do not consider hizbushaitan as Lebanese in the first place as they are a tool that executes iran orders, thus anyone who will get us rid of them is welcome.
is it clear? this is the feeling of most true Lebanese.
22 March 2013, 14:08
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I could not care less about the res of the world. btw you say we are "free?" we live in an independent state? as you say!
well NO.
we live in a country occupied by Iranian thugs. they are the ones removing our leadership, assassinating them one after the other,...
put this in your head: hizbushaitan is an Iranian occupying force.
22 March 2013, 16:10
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rodzil, I hear you.
My problem is never with the Shia. It is with Hezbollah.
1. HA'S armed wing nullifies our democracy. It doesn't matter if they use them internally or not. Hezbollah's army acts outside of the Lebanese institutions that are put together by the people. However flawed and corrupt our democracy is, it is till better than total chaos or worse, autocracy. Hezbollah military wing should be put under the command of the army, thus amplifying its capability to protect all our borders.
2. Hezbollah has plenty of support in Lebanon and its deputies are elected to parliament. Thus, Hezbollah should pursue its political agenda in parliament, not through unilateral, de-facto actions.
22 March 2013, 16:11
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continued:
3. Hezbollah is convinced that Lebanon should be in a state of perpetual war with Israel. Plenty of Lebanese (including myself) disagree with this and want to live in peace with Israel. Since we disagree, lets put this argument forward in Parliament and let the future of the country be decided by the majority of the representatives of the people.
22 March 2013, 10:44
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If Iran is the enemy of USA. Why is ahmedinjad allowed to speak at the UN in new work. Why is brought on the larry king show. Look at the president of Sudan, he is wanted by the international criminal court. Israel and america know that Iran is not a threat to them. I remember the interview with leader of herb Iran in Lebanon. Who said if israel don't attack us we have no problem with them. So why is are they always throwing out these empty threats acting like they are the defenders of the holy land. The last war with Israel was orchestrated to close the lebanon / Israel front so that the unifil cAn come in and protect Israel. Resolution 1700 is just like camp David . So the difference between you and the others sellouts. Is that you sold out out and lie about it but at least the other sell outs are doing it in the open. It's worst to be a whore and lie about it, and ultimately the people of the south made the ultimate price. I hope they wake up one day and see your true colors
22 March 2013, 11:39
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So when ahmednijad said that Hugo Chavez and Jesus Christ PBUH and Khomeini will all be reincarnated and brought back together, that is the real deal. I think that is an insult to Muslims and Christians to put any head of state on the same level as Jesus. Istagfurallah. Like I said before there's a video of leader if hezb Iran in Lebanon meeting with the American ambassador and telling them very clearly, we have no problem with Israel if they dont attack us. And on the subject of the shebaa farms. He makes all the false threats but can't you see that all these different politicians in Lebanon are a bunch of Freemasons all working for the same evil people. Wake up and smell the fresh air.
22 March 2013, 13:49
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the UN might in America ,but it is independent any member has the freedom to travel there and make any speech he likes
22 March 2013, 10:49
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The saddest thing in all this, is when you read the comments posted on these articles. I mean its absolutely normal for people to disagree, but we Lebanese have a way to hit one another with the lowest of the low. No one is ever able to differentiate between what should be said, and what shouldn't. Freedom of speech is expressing one's discontent and disagreement without attacking the other side, without generalizations or using stereotypes to try and prove ones so called point. Shame on Naharnet for creating a nasty virtual war; no one is learning anything, except amplifying hate. And shame on us for hating one another so much, rather than being an example to the world of what it can be to coexist, we are all being puppet-ed to hate one another, and sadly we are all doing just that.
22 March 2013, 15:36
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this is coming from someone who said to gassing children is ok because the end result suits him. Don't flatter yourself so much. Yasmina definately had you ranked very high as one of the offenders.
22 March 2013, 11:09
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I stated facts. If you have any facts to prove otherwise. Be my guest
22 March 2013, 11:17
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Wow---HA condemns. They are just following Iran's orders anyway. They have no backbone except the one provided by Iran.
23 March 2013, 04:44
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neither does ..they are too powerful to be worried with the hizb..they are capable of wiping Lebanon of the map is the hizb capable of wiping Israel of the map ..no
22 March 2013, 23:12
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And you sir, Nasrallah, are the "bar rag" of Iran and have allowed the dirty germs into Lebanon.
23 March 2013, 01:47
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I find it interesting that a lot of the commentators here that slam the west and are the first to chant "Death to America" probably hold citizenship in these countries. Some probably have a comfortable life there living off the system. If they had any real morals, they should leave these countries and go live in Iran. Then, in about one month, I'd like to know how much they enjoy their life there.
23 March 2013, 03:51
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HA are behind the assassination of Harriri and all the killings that followed. Anybody trying to refute this fact is brainwashed. Believing that the 2006 war and the invasion of the Lebanese capital as divine victories and a source of pride for the Lebanese as quoted by HA, is nothing short of how utterly brainwashed we are. Although these crimes cannot be justified under any pretext, they are not the main issue, the belief that they are what HA tells us they are, is the real danger.
23 March 2013, 05:25
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I'm a European & Christian (1st comment on here).
I'm not sure about the ins and outs of Lebanese politics as it seems very complex with so many different factions like Hezbollah, the Sunnis (& various branches) Druze & Christians.
I will say this though....as an outsider and very much an anti-Zionist and against the way they operate their Apartheid system inside the West Bank....we have the utmost respect to Hezbollah's fighting capabilities and the way it taught the over-hyped IDF a lesson back in 2006.
Most Westerners that are anti-Zionists will all say the same.
