Israel Beating Drums of War Against Hizbullah

Tuesday June 22, 2010 13:02 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Lebanese paper, Al-Mustaqbal, stated that France has information from different sources, mainly from Washington, revealing that the Israeli occupation government intends to wage a war against Lebanon in order to strike the Hizbullah party.

The sources added that Israel knows this war will not bring an end to Hizbullah, but will be strategically motivated to “protect Israel and its role in the region”.

The paper said that Israeli delegates, retired and active military officials and experts, met in Washington with a number of American war experts and presented Israel’s stance on the issue, and the way Israel observes the situation.

The main points presented in the talks were Iran and its so-called nuclear threat, Hizbullah as the “ticking time bomb of Iran”, the rising power of Hizbullah and its military capabilities, and the possibility of a comprehensive war in the region.

The experts told their American counterparts that preparations are nearly complete, and that the decision to go to war has already been approved, but will not be implemented at the current stage due to the congressional elections in the United States on November 2nd 2010.

The experts also said that Hizbullah did not obtain Skud missiles yet, and that Israel will not hesitate in striking weapon storage facilities in Lebanon or in Syria should these missiles, and other weapons, reach Damascus.

They also stated that Israel is convinced that Syria and Iran will not directly intervene in any future war against Hizbullah in Lebanon regardless of the intensity of this war.

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