Posted on 07/24/2006 1:21:19 PM PDT by Alouette
TEHRAN, Iran - Hezbollah's representative in Iran struck a defiant tone Monday, warning that his Islamic militant group plans to widen its attacks on Israel until "no place" is safe for Israelis.
Hossein Safiadeen also reinforced earlier threats by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah to widen the scope of attacks, which have included unprecedented missile strikes deep into northern Israel.
"We are going to make Israel not safe for Israelis. There will be no place they are safe," Safiadeen told a conference that included the Tehran-based representative of the Palestinian group Hamas and the ambassadors from Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian Authority.
"You will see a new Middle East in the way of Hezbollah and Islam, not in the way of Rice and Israel."
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Beirut on Monday while en route to Israel. Rice met with Lebanese Prime Minister Faud Saniora about the surge in fighting along the southern border in the last two weeks.
Rice told him, "Thank you for your courage and steadfastness."
Safiadeen's comments reflected the deep opposition within Hezbollah to the efforts to broker a truce, including apparent attempts by Arab powers to pressure Syria into ending its support for Hezbollah, leaving Iran as the group's lone major backer.
Iran and Syria are the main sources of funds and equipment for Hezbollah, which was founded in the early 1980s and took inspiration from Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Syria said Sunday it was willing to work with the United States and others to press for an end to the worse Arab-Israel battles in 24 years — but set conditions that Israel is unlikely to accept. Those conditions include a broader regional peace initiative that would discuss the return of the Golan Heights, which was captured by Israel in 1967.
Arab powerhouses Egypt and Saudi Arabia also were pushing Syria to end its support for Hezbollah fighters, Arab diplomats in Cairo said.
Safiadeen told The Associated Press he "had no news" about Syria considering withdrawing its support for Hezbollah, which touched off the crisis July 12 with a cross-border raid that captured two Israeli soldiers.
"We will expand attacks," he said. "The people who came to Israel, (they) moved there to live, not to die. If we continue to attack, they will leave."
Israel claims Iran has supplied Hezbollah with long-range missiles, which have hit the port of Haifa and other places. Iran denies the charges but does not hide its high-level support for Hezbollah.
"This war will be remembered as the beginning of the end for Israel," Safiadeen said.
Nasrallah said in remarks published Monday that an Israeli ground invasion would not prevent Hezbollah from firing rockets into northern Israel.
"Any Israeli incursion will have no political results if it does not achieve its declared goals, primarily an end to the rocketing of Zionist settlements in northern occupied Palestine," Nasrallah told As-Safir newspaper. "I assure you that this goal will not be achieved, God willing, by an Israeli incursion."
Responding to reports about diplomatic efforts to end the fighting, Nasrallah said the priority was to end Israeli attacks on Lebanon, but he added that he was open to discussing initiatives.
Those attending Monday's conference included a top Foreign Ministry official and Gen. Mirfaisal Bagherzadeh of the powerful Revolutionary Guards.
The Palestinian ambassador, Salah Zavavi, said he believes the chances for a comprehensive political solution have passed. Israel also is battling Hamas-backed militiamen in the Gaza Strip claiming to hold an Israeli soldier missing since an ambush last month.
Hamas won Palestinian parliamentary elections last month but has been snubbed by Israel and many Western countries as it refuses to recognize Israel and renounce violence.
"The resistance groups will not accept a political end to this," Zavavi said. "They will not put down their weapons."
Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.
Cheekier and cheekier.
And the left is screaming for a cease fire.
which have included unprecedented missile strikes deep into northern Israel.
Not sure how many of the strikes have been rockets versus missiles. I can only recall one 'missile' strike which I believe was on the Israeli ship.
Israel really has to be able to stop this tactic, or their population will start to fall as the residents realize the State can't protect them.
Unfortunately, I think the Israeli people still fantasize about some type of international guarantor who will relieve them of the need to go medieval on their enemy's ass - but that's not gonna happen.
Either Israel kills her enemies, or Israel will die.
If we don't do something to remove this guy from the face of the earth we will all pay the ultimate price. He is no different than Saddam Hussein who spent his last years in power threatening us every chance he got. The longer we let this go the stronger he will get and the longer it will take.
The Persians have always been clever.
Keep talking Hizzies, Satan is coming for you. Soon you will be his. Perhaps tonight, or maybe tomorrow or possible even yet today. Sure as tomorrows sunrise the hammer is coming down on you. And not the Iranians, not the Mullahs not the Europeans no one can save you. Bush has told the Jews they can take you and take you they shall.
Hopefully when this crackhead comes back from Syria, he will find his home leveled.
As I posted earlier, the Texas solution is for good gentiles to start wearing yamulkas.
Preferably whilst armed.
"This war will be remembered as the beginning of the end for Israel," Safiadeen said.
That wasn't how it ended in the book I read, Safia-dude.
Put the stealth bombers to work in Teheran and if Syria doesn't wise up...... go to work on them. Take them out now, if we don't the situation will only get worse.
Hero's in their own minds; a bunch of sh*t-talkers, for sure.
Poor Joe Liberman. Not only does he have the entire insane terrorist supporting activists of the Democrat party after him, now this!
Of course none of this would happen if Kerry were prez.
Hezbollah will not be satisfied until every Jew in the world is dead.
And even then, they would find someone else to hate.
>>>TEHRAN, Iran - Hezbollah's representative in Iran struck a defiant tone Monday, warning that his Islamic militant group plans to widen its attacks on Israel until "no place" is safe for Israelis.<<<
Soon, there will be no safe place for the evil Iranian mullahs -- those left alive after Israel nukes Tehran.
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