[An Nahar] An Israeli military intelligence official on Tuesday expressed concerns that Hizbullah "might seize control of Lebanese government institutions" when the Special Tribunal for Leb issues an indictment in the Hariri case, Israeli news website Ynet reported.That'd be a putsch or perhaps a coup d'etat that everyone but the Hated Zionists would carefully avoid referring to as a putsch or a coup.
"In a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee debate, senior Military Intelligence official Colonel Yossi Adler estimated that there is a small chance that the tensions will affect Israel," Ynet said.
"He noted that Hizbullah continues to arm itself with weapons that threaten Central Israel," the website added.
Adler presented a possible scenario of Leb the day after the indictment was published: "Dozens will be killed when Hizbullah uses force and takes over government institutions. In this case, there is a chance that the tensions would trickle in Israel's direction.
"Even though it has been four years since the end of the last war, the organization has a score to settle with Israel following the murder of Hizbullah (military) commander Imad Mughniyeh."
As an alternative to that "harsh" scenario, Adler presented another less extreme assessment.
According to the alternative scenario, "Hizbullah will pressure Prime Minister Saad Hariri and the more moderate of the Arab nations to try and reach a compromise."
Hizbullah, Adler warned, "continues to build up its strength through cooperation with Syria and Iran and has advanced arms that can reach central Israel."