Posted on 06/08/2009 4:45:40 AM PDT by Avi Kane
The pro-west March 14 Alliance apparently won the Lebanese elections against the pro-Syrian coalition that includes the Hizbullah party, according to an election official in Beirut. He stated that the incumbent pro-western party would maintain its parliamentary power. According to latest electoral counts, the March 14 Alliance party, led by the Sunni Moslem Future Movement faction headed by Saad el-Hariri, will receive 69 parliamentary seats while the Hizbullah-led coalition will receive only 52 seats.
Hizbullah is considered a terrorist organization by Israel and the United States. Iran and Syria have provided weaponry to the group, which fired missiles into northern Israel in summer 2006.
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
I heard an interview with someone knowledgable about Lebanon and he said that Lebanese citizens who had fled were flying back from around the world in droves at the last possible minute to vote against Hizbullah in this election.
He predicted that Hizbullah, which was expecting an overwhelming majority, might be in for a shock. By the looks of this election, I guess he was right. Thank heaven.
News reports giving credit to Obama.
Something rarely if ever discussed....Syrian occupation of lebanon...nevermind Israel ...but it’ll never be front page news will it?
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