Better late than never  (Haaretz)

– “For a change, here is good news from Beirut. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon made news during his recent visit. ‘I am deeply concerned about the military capacity of Hezbollah and the lack of progress in disarmament,’ he told a news conference in Beirut after meeting Lebanese leaders. ‘All these arms outside of the authorized state authority, it’s not acceptable,’ he declared.

It’s about time somebody made things clear to the Lebanese. The response of Hezbollah’s leader Hasan Nassrallah could have been predicted. ‘We are pleased by your concern,’ he said, addressing the UN secretary general. ‘We want you, the U.S. and Israel to be concerned … Hezbollah will not relinquish its weapons.’

Nassrallah should know that we are all really concerned, and what’s more we intend to do something about it.”

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