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Hezbollah victory will alter political calculations
TEHRAN, July 22 (MNA) -- The Zionist regimes assaults and atrocities against the innocent citizens of the Lebanese nation, which Hezbollah responded to with resolute resistance, and the silence of the malleable Arab countries are evidence of a joint U.S.-Israeli plot to eradicate all resistance to U.S. blackmail. Israel began its all-out attack on Lebanon with vast air, ground, and sea operations, on the assumption that it would be able to achieve an immediate victory over the Lebanese Islamic resistance and impose its conditions on Beirut. Yet, despite its state-of-the-art military equipment, the Israeli army has still been unable to penetrate deep into the Maroun al-Ras region of southern Lebanon. The death of about 50 Israeli infantrymen and the destruction of 14 Merkava 4 tanks, which is one of the most modern types of tank in the world, were the outcome of the 10-day war between Hezbollah and the Israeli army. In a great victory for Hezbollah, the Lebanese resistance forces also seriously damaged an Israeli Sa'ar 5 class missile boat, which is considered the Israeli fleet's most advanced surface ship. Over the course of the conflict, Hezbollah missiles have targeted Naharia, Haifa, Safed, and northern Al-Jalil in the north of the occupied territories of Palestine, forcing some 1.7 million residents to evacuate the region. Naturally, since the Zionist regime never imagined the Lebanese Hezbollah could be a match for the Israeli army, it is not prepared for a war of attrition with Lebanese resistance forces. Although one can not deny the Israeli militarys air superiority, the bombardment of residential areas in Lebanon has not broken the Lebanese nations spirit of resistance and they still support the Islamic resistance forces. Analyzing recent developments in Lebanon, one can easily perceive that Hezbollah is determined to impose another defeat on the Zionist regime through a war of attrition, similar to the one they finally won in the year 2000, which forced the Zionist regime to withdraw in disgrace from an Arab territory for the first time in over 50 years. The outcome of this war will definitely determine the regions fate. Clearly, Hezbollahs insistence on resistance ensures the victory of Muslim nations, and this victory will alter political calculations in the region. Yet, unfortunately, leaders of some regional Arab countries are illogically criticizing Hezbollahs actions, which indicates that these leaders are moving in line with the expansionist policies of the United States and the Zionist regime because they believe that a Hezbollah victory would increase the movements popularity and legitimacy among all Muslim nations. Therefore, over the past ten days, some of the Arab media have focused on the necessity of disarming Hezbollah without referring to the Zionist atrocities in the region, which shows that narrow nationalism still dominates the political atmosphere of these countries. Nevertheless, time will prove that popular resistance can successfully confront the conspiracies of the United States and Israel and that Hezbollahs victory will pave the way for nations to overcome the global arrogance and the major powers. Posted by: Fred 2006-07-23 |
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