Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
Hizbullah and the ‘spies’
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 02.11.08, 11:44
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1. Hizbollah desperate for new successes
Tahl ,   Israel   (11.02.08)
After the Murniyeh assassination, after their hijacking of the Lebanese government, and after the celebrations of the Kuntar deal subsided, it seems like Hizbollah is having a difficult time maintaining its glory inside Lebanon. After all, it needs to constantly manufacture more and more successes against Israel, in order to politically survive. Each day that passes peacefully, without the struggle being perpetuated, is a loss for Hizbollah. So now they resort to conjuring up a theory about catching a supposed spy ring for Israel. As if other countries, mostly Syria, do not have their hands stirring in the Lebanese cauldron? And is it really believable, that such ring could operate for over 20 years undetected, especially given the massive Hizbollah presence in the region ever since Israel pulled out, eight years ago? Israel would indeed be wise not to help out Hizbollah's intelligence by commenting one way or the other.
2. Most Arabs have a price...easy to get spies!
Shmendrik ,   Israel   (11.02.08)
3. The rhetorical tactic of Nasrallah.
Robert Bernier ,   Tel Aviv   (11.02.08)
Nasrallah has one rhetorical tactic that he deploys every time Hezbollah experiences internal pressure in Lebanon: he accuses his opponents of working for the CIA, the Mossad, the Jews, or the Americans. For Nasrallah “there is an American plan that we are fighting against. This is the nature of the crisis.” And: “This struggle is between an honorable resistance, which is endorsed by Arabs and Muslims, and the United States and its allies.” More about the “honorable resistance” at : http://xrl.us/oowhv
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hana ,   jerusalem   (11.03.08)
do you think so and if it is true do you think the spies tell the true even if the price is high and do you think arabs have no inteleganse to desieve the enemy ..many questions tell it that the one eyes is better than others and that you may spend money and get dangerouse or false informations
5. Are You Kidding Yourself ?
Abdel Karim Salim ,   Jerusalem - ISRAEL   (11.03.08)
You write:" The destruction of the group’s long-range rockets by the Israeli Air Force within 39 minutes in the Second Lebanon War, the raid in Baalbek...". Did you mean long-range rockets that could have struck Beer Sheba,Tel Aviv, and Eilat ??? You know as much as I do that Hizbullah's rockets pounded all northern Israel from the horizontal line extending from Hadera to Bet Shean and northwards up to Kiryat Shmona,excluding all other major cities,towns,villages,and kibbutzes in northern Israel... Perhaps in any future confrontation with Hizbullah you will become aware that all your urban-industrial cities in central Israel besides Beer Sheba and Eilat are within close range of Hizbullah's terrifying and terrorizing rockets. Besides, the IDF raid in Baalbek was totally futile and in vain since it did not get the mission accomplished... At least these days free Arabs can raise their heads high up with much pride and dignity... !!!
6. Stop lying. Hezbollah is not "headed" by Iranians
Persian CAT   (11.25.08)
It seems to me nothing the author of this article is either a big liar or a career yellow journalist. The idea that Iranians run Hezbollah is a canard that Israeli propagandist tell the Israeli people because the Israeli rulers are incapable of explaining to the public why a bunch of Arab villagers keep beating the IDF every time it tries to occupy South Lebanon with the goal of stealing the Litany river waters. Iran and Hezbollah are allies. No one says Israel is "headed" by the US, but every one know the two are allies.
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