Nasrallah in Beirut
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'Nasrallah playing on our nerves.' Sheetrit
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Ministers: Eliminate the sewer rat Nasrallah
Cabinet members respond to Hizbullah leader's claim that his group possessed 'heads', 'body parts' of Israeli soldiers. 'Nasrallah's statements redolent of Hitler, others like him; he should be eliminated,' they say
A number of Israeli ministers called during Sunday's weekly cabinet meeting for the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah, this following the Hizbullah leader's fiery speech in which he said his group was in possession the "heads" and "body parts" of Israeli soldiers.
Rare Public Appearance
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Hizbullah leader appears in public for first time in more than a year to attend Shiite religious event in Lebanese capital. In fiery speech he says his group has 'heads' and 'body parts' of Israeli soldiers, as well as 'nearly intact cadaver'
"Nasrallah is deliberately trying to play on our nerves," Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit said, "we should not be intimidated by him, nor should we surrender to him – we should eliminate him."
Housing and Construction Minister Ze'ev Boim reiterated Sheetrit's call, referring to the Hizbullah leader as a "sewer rat who should dig his own hole."
According to Minister of Religious Affairs Yitzhak Cohen (Shas), Nasrallah's remarks "brought Adolf Hitler and others like him to mind.
"The mere fact that this vicious and deranged man crawled out of his hole is worrying," he added.
Science, Culture, and Sport Minister Raleb Majadele of Labor said Israel should first check to see whether Nasrallah's claims were accurate.
"Perhaps he wants us to fall into a trap that would serve his agenda," the minister said, "we must remain very sensitive to the pain of the bereaved families that lost their loved ones in the war."
Nasrallah, one of Israel's most wanted men, appeared in public for the first time in more than a year to attend a Shiite religious event in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Saturday.
"We have the heads, the hands, the feet and even a nearly intact cadaver from the head down to the pelvis," he said in his speech. "The Israeli army left behind the remains of the bodies of a large number of soldiers."
In response the IDF issued a statement saying Nasrallah was "cynical and vicious". Military officials refused to directly address the Hizbullah leader's remarks, but hinted that he did not refer to abducted IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev.
