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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Hizbullah leader: 'Israel must cede more land'

'Israel must cede more land'
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3097661,00.html

Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah says seven villages inside Israel belong
to Lebanon; expert says rhetoric comes in framework of terror group's
efforts to avoid disarmament

Seven Arab villages currently in northern Israel belong to Lebanon and
should be ceded, Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah said in an election rally
in Lebanon Thursday.

Nasrallah's demands regarding the villages have been voiced before and mark
the latest attempt to deflect growing calls for the Hizbullah to disarm,
Arab affairs expert Eyal Zisser told Ynet in response to the report.

"Nasrallah mentioned this several times in the past, including prior to the
IDF's withdrawal from Lebanon," he said. "It should be viewed as a tactic in
an attempt to. avoid disarmament."

Nasrallah looking for excuses?

Meanwhile, political sources said Nasrallah's remarks are an effort to
extend the group's "resistance" efforts, after other disputes with Israel on
the Lebanese border have been resolved.

The villages in question were annexed to what is today Israel prior to the
state's establishment through agreements between France and Britain, but
Nasrallah chose to provide his own reasoning for why the area should in fact
be considered Lebanese territory.

Deputy Defense Minister Ze'ev Boim also dismissed Nasrallah's comments.

"It's surprising that Nasrallah is even attempting to find excuses to
justify his war of Jihad against Israel, which is his only objective," Boim
said. "Nobody is surprised by his threats."

(06.10.05, 22:18)

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