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| Israel complains to UN about rearming by Hezbollah |
| 2012-12-22 |
| [Al Ahram] Israel's U.N. envoy urged the Security Council on Thursday to condemn what he described as significant rearming by Hezbollah, saying the Lebanese bully boy group now possessed an arsenal of tens of thousands of missiles capable of hitting Israel. Israel's U.N. Ambassador Ron Prosor said in a letter to the 15-nation council that the buildup was in clear violation of a U.N. arms embargo. Prosor said an kaboom in the southern Lebanese town of Tair Harfa on Monday was at a weapons depot. "This kaboom offers yet another reminder to the world about the grave danger before our eyes in Leb," he wrote. "In flagrant breach of (Security Council) resolution 1701, Hezbollah has built its arsenal to unprecedented levels, amassing 50,000 deadly missiles in Leb - more missiles than many NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... members have in their possession," he said. "These missiles can reach all of Israel and well beyond." A Lebanese security source said Monday's blast was caused by a rocket that had been fired into Leb during Hezbollah's 2006 war with Israel but which did not detonate on impact. Israel has long complained that the U.N. arms embargo on Leb has been unsuccessful. "I call on the Security Council and all responsible members of the international community to send a clear signal that Hezbollah's rapid rearmament will not be tolerated - backed by concrete steps on the ground," he said. "A logical first step is to ensure that Hezbollah is placed on relevant terrorism watchlists in all corners of the globe, including in the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... ," Prosor said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 It's digging its roots deeper into Leb all the time. |
| Posted by: Fred 2012-12-22 11:11 |
| #1 Time for Hezbolah to be eliminated, permanently. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-12-22 02:41 |