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2019-01-29 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Report: France 'Discourages' Israeli Aggression against Lebanon, 'Halts' Leb Army Support

One of these things is not like the other one.

[AnNahar] La Belle France has reportedly "halted" its military support for Leb's army in protest at

Hizbullah
...Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistance and purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory...
’s "military acts," and asked Israel to "refrain from any aggression" against the Mediterranean country before it forms a government, An Nahar daily reported on Monday.

The daily said, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has told Israeli Maarvi newspaper that "he and a number of French officials had asked Israeli President Reuven Rivlin during his visit to La Belle France, that Israel should not take military action against Leb before the latter forms a government."

"La Belle France has halted all military support for the Lebanese army," the daily quoted the French minister as saying, "the French President has canceled a planned visit to Leb next month in rejection at the military action of Iranian-backed Hizbullah," he reportedly added.

"We told the Israeli president that the Lebanese themselves would overcome their political dispute in order to line up a government soon," the daily quoted the Minister as telling Maarvi.

On Sunday, media reports said that La Belle France has warned that President Emmanuel Macron could call off his visit to Leb that is scheduled for the second half of February should the new Lebanese government not be formed within a week.

The sources said Le Drian has given Leb a one-week ultimatum to reach consensus that would allow for the formation of the cabinet.

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#1 What the Hell?

Posted by newc 2019-01-29 00:25|| 2019-01-29 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 "We told the Israeli president that the Lebanese themselves would overcome their political dispute in order to line up a government soon,"

President of Israel has no executive powers - so it's a gesture.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-01-29 01:27|| 2019-01-29 01:27|| Front Page Top

#3 After serving as protector of the Lebanese Christian community for some eight centuries, France walked away and turned its back on them in the nineteen eighties. The result? A fractured state. A Humpty-Dumpty.

Posted by Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-01-29 08:08|| 2019-01-29 08:08|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm sure Israel will get right on that request...

Posted by DarthVader 2019-01-29 09:06|| 2019-01-29 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 The argument against abortion is that the next Salk or Einstein might be aborted. On the other side, the EU might be funding the birth of the next Hitler or Pol Pot...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-01-29 12:04|| 2019-01-29 12:04|| Front Page Top

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