"Israel": Hizbullah could have Seized Power if It Wanted
Source: Al-Manar, 15-05-2008
Once again, the Zionist entity closely watches the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon and gives its own analysis.
Hizbullah proved last week that it is the strongest force in Lebanon and could have seized power if it had wanted to, 'Israel's' military intelligence chief said in remarks published on Thursday.
"Hizbullah did not intend to take control... If it had wanted to, it could have done it," Major General Amos Yadlin said in an interview with the 'Israeli' daily Haaretz.
Lebanon was rocked last week by the worst violence since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war between the Lebanese national opposition and the ruling bloc's militias. But Yadlin said Hizbullah did not want to follow the example of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, which seized power in the Gaza Strip in June by ousting the forces of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
Hizbullah, a movement formed after 'Israel's' large-scale invasion of Lebanon in 1982, "understands that if it took power it would have to assume responsibility and expose its numerous weak points," he said.
"Hizbullah proved that it was the strongest power in Lebanon... stronger than the Lebanese army." He said Hizbullah, which is backed by Iran and Syria, continued to pose a "significant" threat to 'Israel' as its rockets could reach a large part of 'Israeli' territory.
Once again, the Zionist entity closely watches the ongoing political crisis in Lebanon and gives its own analysis.
Hizbullah proved last week that it is the strongest force in Lebanon and could have seized power if it had wanted to, 'Israel's' military intelligence chief said in remarks published on Thursday.
"Hizbullah did not intend to take control... If it had wanted to, it could have done it," Major General Amos Yadlin said in an interview with the 'Israeli' daily Haaretz.
Lebanon was rocked last week by the worst violence since the end of the 1975-1990 civil war between the Lebanese national opposition and the ruling bloc's militias. But Yadlin said Hizbullah did not want to follow the example of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, which seized power in the Gaza Strip in June by ousting the forces of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
Hizbullah, a movement formed after 'Israel's' large-scale invasion of Lebanon in 1982, "understands that if it took power it would have to assume responsibility and expose its numerous weak points," he said.
"Hizbullah proved that it was the strongest power in Lebanon... stronger than the Lebanese army." He said Hizbullah, which is backed by Iran and Syria, continued to pose a "significant" threat to 'Israel' as its rockets could reach a large part of 'Israeli' territory.
