Hezbollah: No cease-fire if Israeli troops remain in Lebanon

Just to make it better, don't forget Hezbollah considers the Golan Heights Lebaonese territory. Israel isn't about to pull out of Lebanon any time soon, or stop shooting while Hezbollah still has the ability to attack Israel.

HIZBULLAH WILL FIGHT ON
Rick Moran

Although the US and France have agreed on the outline of a “cessation of hostilities” between Israel and Hizbullah, the terrorist group has indicated it will not abide by its provisions:

The United States and France agreed Saturday on a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that calls for a halt to the fighting between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas, but would allow Israel to defend itself if attacked.

The draft, sent to the entire Security Council for consideration, “calls for a full cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the immediate cessation by Hezbollah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by Israel of all offensive military operations.”

Israel, backed by the U.S., has insisted it must have the right to respond if Hezbollah launches missiles against it. France and many other nations had demanded an immediate halt to the fighting without conditions as a way to push the region back toward stability.

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A Peace Plan!
Tom Maguire

The US and France have agreed on a peace plan!  Now all we need to do is get Hezbollah and Israel on board, and away we go!

Very late in the story the Times says this:

Israel has said it wants to keep fighting for two weeks or more to degrade Hezbollah’s military strength and its ability to launch rockets over the border. Hezbollah says it will not agree to a cease-fire until all Israeli troops pull out. Each is desperately seeking to claim victory.

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Contributed by Bill Faith on August 6, 2006 at 01:58 AM in Bill Faith, Islamism Delenda Est, Israel, Lebanon | Permalink

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