Israel: Nasrallah speech 'spit in face' for international community

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Israel on Friday blasted the leader of the militant Hezbollah organization for his declaration that no army in the world could make the group disarm, calling it a "spit in the face" for the international community.

United Nations resolution 1701, which ended the 34-day conflict between Israel and Hezbollah on August 14, calls for the "disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon." The international community has sent thousands of troops to bolster the Lebanese army and an existing UN peacekeeping force in the south of the country.

"Nasrallah is challenging not only the government of Lebanon, but the entire international community," said Mark Regev, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem. "The international community can't afford to have this Iranian-funded extremist spit in the face of the organized community of nations."

In his first public appearance since the start of the war with Israel on July 12, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah told a mass rally in Beirut that his group would not hand over its weapons until a new government was established in Lebanon.

Haaretz

[Freedom_from_Chains]

1. Oh well, I didn't think this was over anyway. n/t

[breakaleg]

2. As if Israel is in a position judge whether someone is spitting in the fac

of the international community!

They are equally guilty of the same thing.

[IntiRaymi]

3. How can Israel demand compliance with UN resulutions?

Every single time there has been an argument set forth by Israel, concerning its noncompliance of these, it has been for reasons of National Security.
So guess what?
WHAT IS GOOD FOR THE GOOSE IS GOOD FOR THE GANDER.
Israel has a long, long history of invading Lebanon, and committing atrocity after atrocity. It is about time that some equalizing firepower was posted along the northern border, to give the thugs some pause for thought.