Israel “Prays” for Hezbollah Rivals to Win Elections

"The Israeli media took the initiative to publicly express Israel’s concerns of a Gaza-like situation, when Gazans voted for Hamas."

Israel “Prays” for Hezbollah Rivals to Win Elections

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27/04/2009 "The Israelis are praying for the loyalty bloc in Lebanon to achieve at least a slight victory against Hezbollah and its allies," Israeli Channel 1 said, revealing the level of the zionist entity's scare from the potential results of the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Lebanon.

Indeed, the Lebanese upcoming elections don't seem to be "fateful" only for a part of Lebanese but also to Lebanon's sole enemy, the zionist entity.

While the Israeli enemy is still disturbed by the uncovering of 3 of its networks in Lebanon recently, the post-election stage seems to scare the Zionist entity more than anything else given the Lebanese national opposition's strength and capability to achieve victory.

In this context, the Zionist entity believes that the danger is "huge." Its officials perceive that the moral support given to Hezbollah rivals from its allies in the world cannot make the change since the Lebanese people, and only the Lebanese people, will have the power to choose their representatives in the Parliament.

Thus, the Israeli media took the initiative to publicly express Israel’s concerns of a Gaza-like situation, when Gazans voted for Hamas. . The Israeli TV channel said that the Israeli worries were justified by the ‘regional repercussions’ of a Hezbollah victory in elections.

According to the Israeli media, the visit by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Beirut on Sunday came to express similar concerns particularly when she warned against a Hezbollah victory in elections.

The US top diplomat sought to portray her administration as "unbiased" regarding elections, but the Israelis believe that the visit came in the framework of moral support to US "allies' in Lebanon. "The situation is really tense in the US and Israel," Israeli host Yenon Magal said, adding that "Americans and Israelis are afraid of a potential victory of Hezbollah in Lebanon that would remind them of Hamas victory in Gaza."

According to Odd Granut, the Arab affairs' expert in the Israeli TV, parliamentary elections in Lebanon wouldn't be a Lebanese internal affair. "The elections will have, no doubt, its repercussions in Israel as well as the whole international community," he said. "If Hezbollah and its allies win the elections and form the next government, we would have to face unacceptable resolutions," he added. The Israeli analyst also emphasized that Clinton's visit to Lebanon was a clear indication that the United States will not abandon its allies in Lebanon.

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