Israeli Pol threatens Crimes against Humanity in Lebanon
March 16, 2017
A far-right Israeli minister said Lebanese civilians must be direct targets in a future war over Hezbollah’s rising political sway in Lebanon.
The next war Israel will launch against Lebanon must take the country back to the “Middle Ages” and should target civilians in the country, far-right Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett said over the weekend expressing concern over the rise of Hezbollah within the political scene in Lebanon.
“Today, Hezbollah is embedded in sovereign Lebanon. It is part of the government and, according to the president, also part of its security forces,” Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoted Bennett Saturday.
Bennett was referring to comments made by Lebanon’s newly-elected President Michel Aoun to Egyptian media last month saying Hezbollah was a “major part of Lebanon’s defense,” and that his government would not seek to disarm the resistance group “As long as Israel occupies land and covets the natural resources of Lebanon.”
The head of state added that Hezbollah complemented the Lebanese military, which “lacks the power to stand up to Israel.” Aoun became president as part of a breakthrough deal struck between Hezbollah and other political factions in the parliament after a two-year vacuum.
