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12-07-2006, 03:49 PM
Hizbullah leader tells demonstrators in Beirut, 'Those who think we will surrender are deluding themselves'
Roee Nahmias and agencies Published: 12.07.06, 21:24
Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech to demonstrators in Beirut, "The Lebanese opposition will not stop its protest until the Fouad Siniora's government that is supported by the West falls."
"Those that think that we will surrender are deluding themselves," said Nasrallah, who spoke to protesters from the bunker in which he is staying since the second Lebanese war.
Some protesters, waving flags and chanting anti-government slogans, are rallying just 150 meters from the Lebanese parliament complex; Siniora and a few of his ministers are inside.
“Siniora out; we want a free government,” the demonstrators are calling out.
The Western-backed Siniora, who is supported by the anti-Syrian majority in parliament, has repeatedly refused to resign and has rejected the demand by Hizbullah and its pro-Syrian allies for a veto-wielding share of the Cabinet.
"Negotiate with us and we will talk to you," Nasrallah said, addressing what he called the "Illegitimate government."
"But in the name of all those gathered here, we will not leave the streets before achieving the goal that saves Lebanon," he said, to roars of approval from the crowd.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3337434,00.html
Roee Nahmias and agencies Published: 12.07.06, 21:24
Hizbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech to demonstrators in Beirut, "The Lebanese opposition will not stop its protest until the Fouad Siniora's government that is supported by the West falls."
"Those that think that we will surrender are deluding themselves," said Nasrallah, who spoke to protesters from the bunker in which he is staying since the second Lebanese war.
Some protesters, waving flags and chanting anti-government slogans, are rallying just 150 meters from the Lebanese parliament complex; Siniora and a few of his ministers are inside.
“Siniora out; we want a free government,” the demonstrators are calling out.
The Western-backed Siniora, who is supported by the anti-Syrian majority in parliament, has repeatedly refused to resign and has rejected the demand by Hizbullah and its pro-Syrian allies for a veto-wielding share of the Cabinet.
"Negotiate with us and we will talk to you," Nasrallah said, addressing what he called the "Illegitimate government."
"But in the name of all those gathered here, we will not leave the streets before achieving the goal that saves Lebanon," he said, to roars of approval from the crowd.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3337434,00.html