{"id":1477,"date":"2009-12-29T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-10-01T20:26:50","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T20:26:50","slug":"lawmakers-blast-hezbollahs-rhetoric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ado-world.com\/en\/lawmakers-blast-hezbollahs-rhetoric\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers blast Hezbollah’s rhetoric"},"content":{"rendered":"
Published: Dec. 29, 2009<\/div>\n
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 29 (UPI) — Lebanese lawmakers blasted Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah for linking the "destiny" of the country to external factors.<\/div>\n
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Nasrallah in an address to commemorate the Shiite holy day of Ashura unleashed a litany of complaints against U.S. and Israeli agendas in the Middle East region.<\/span><\/div>\n
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 The Hezbollah leader during his address called on Christians to "review" their relationship with Israel and the United States to determine if the "bargaining" was worth the risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

He complained that with American forces unable to provide security for Iraqi Christians, it was unlikely a similar arrangement would work in Lebanon.<\/span><\/p>\n

"I tell them that the interest of the Christian community in Lebanon lies in Lebanon, not anywhere else," he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders in the March 14 alliance, however, responded by saying Nasrallah should consider his own advice and review his relationship with Iran, Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces political party and ranking March 14 figure, said Nasrallah was linking the country to matters not related to domestic policy.<\/span><\/p>\n

"Nasrallah’s bets tie the destiny of all the Lebanese people to a regional game unrelated to Lebanon," he said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a statement by the Christian-supported Phalange Party blamed Nasrallah for fomenting division within Lebanese politics.<\/span><\/p>\n

 "If Hezbollah truly wants dialogue it should change its rhetoric and policies," a party statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n

United Press International – www.upi.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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