Hezbollah ready to become political movement, EU official says

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Beirut - Hezbollah would be ready to transform its armed resistance into a political movement, if all occupied Lebanese territories are freed, a Spanish representative to the European parliament said Sunday. "One of the positive elements of our meetings with Hezbollah was that they declare that they would like to become a political movement ... when the occupation of Lebanese land end," David Hammertzein told reporters at the end of a three-day visit by an EU delegation to Lebanon.

"When asked when the occupation ends, they said clearly the 'Shebaa Farms'," Hammertzein added.

"We all clearly support such an idea of placing Shebaa under the temporary jurisdiction of the UN and urge Syria and Israel to cooperate with this idea which will end the tension at the borders between Lebanon and Israel," he added.

The Shiite movement Hezbollah, is the only armed militia in Lebanon and is credited with liberating south Lebanon in 2000 from Israeli occupation.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/52136.html

[sabbat hunter]

1. they belong to syria

if they belong to anyoen the sheeba farms belong to syria

"UN representatives determined that Shebaa was part of Syria. The UN declared that Israel had fully withdrawn from Lebanon and drew a border demarcation line known as the Blue Line."

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2. that would be nice.

as long as they'd put down their arms.
the same way sin fein had to do in ireland.
wont work otherwise.

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3. Hezbollah says will only disarm if mandated by Lebanese referendum

An aide of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview published Tuesday that the pro-Iranian organization is prepared to forfeit its weapons if the majority of Lebanon's civilians vote for such a move through a referendum.

Nasrallah has urged that a referendum be held.

The aide, Hussein Halil, also said in an interview published in the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat that Hezbollah possesses enough weapons to protect Lebanon from Israel, and that even if Syria's border is closed off, the organization will still have an ample supply of arms.

According to Halil, Hezbollah is against the placement of observer forces on the border between Syria and Lebanon.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/849007.html