Nasrallah's speech gave 5 key insights into Hizbullah's position
An article in the Lebanon Daily Star by Walid Choucair inadvertantly gives the game away and shows that Hezbollah is calling the shots in that country. If the information presented here is correct, it is unrealistic to expect the government of Lebanon to do anything to clean up their own house, since the house is owned by the terrorist group.
First, Nasrallah insisted on an exchange of prisoners, beginning with the longest-held Lebanese detainee, Samir Qantar. However, according to contacts with Israel, the Jewish state would never agree to release Qantar because he killed Israeli civilians.
Second, Nasrallah said he did not care about Arab criticism of Hizbullah. Commenting on the issue, Nasrallah said, "We forgot them as if they [Arab states] do not exist," and advised the Arabs to "leave us alone." Some observers said the latter comment had a "harsh and negative" tone.
Third, by agreeing to conduct negotiations through the government (specifically Speaker Nabih Berri), Nasrallah consolidated an agreement made between Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, Berri and Hizbullah last week. Nasrallah also said the government was relaying proposals from the international community and that the resistance was commenting on them.
The ministerial sources said that while approving the government's role, the conditions set by Hizbullah did not allow either the government or Berri a free hand.
This information demonstrates that the claims of the Lebanese government that they had nothing to do with Hezbollah's actions are thrown into disrepute by the fact that they are acting in concert. And it clearly indicates that it is Hezbollah which is giving orders to the government of Lebanon, contrary to what the Lebanese government had been proclaiming. Israel is therefore justified in considering this not just an act of terrorism, but rather a state sponsored act of war by the Lebanese, and by their Syrian and Iranian masters.
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