http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=28333
Monday, January 30, 2006 FM Livni to German Chancellor: Add Hizbullah to terrorist list FM Livni to German Chancellor: Add Hizbullah to terrorist list (Communicated by the Foreign Minister's Bureau) Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met today (Monday, 30 Jan. 2006) with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and conveyed Israel's position in light of the results of the recent Palestinian Authority elections. Minister Livni told Chancellor Merkel that democracy by its very nature cannot purify terrorist organizations. Livni said that the reasons for the Palestinians' vote for Hamas are not relevant, since this terrorist organization would ultimately lead the Palestinian Authority. The foreign minister called upon the international community to place firm demands before the Palestinians to disarm Hamas, to annul its covenant calling for the destruction of the State of Israel, to abandon violence, and to recognize all the agreements signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. In a discussion of Hizbullah, Minister Livni stressed the close ties between Iran and Syria and terrorist organizations, particularly Hamas and Hizbullah. Livni emphasized the many similarities between Hamas and Hizbullah, despite which one of them is recognized as a terrorist organization in Europe, while the second has won legitimacy as a political organization. Minister Livni asked Chancellor Merkel to take action to include Hizbullah on Europe's list of terrorist organizations, like Hamas. Livni pointed out that the hopes of the international community that Hizbullah would abandon terrorism upon its entry into Lebanese politics had been disappointed. She called upon the international community not to legitimize Hamas by permitting it to operate on two fronts, terrorism and politics. -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
