Israel's Television Channel 1 Network Dec 28 said that Arab affairs
correspondent Ehud
Ya'ari studio reports that there has been another threat from a senior
Hizballah official to
continue fighting against Israel even after the IDF [Israel Defense
Forces] withdraws from the
security zone. The speaker, parliament member Muhammad Funaysh was
speaking at a rally
held in celebration of Ramadan in the village of alSurubiyah. Our Arab
affairs correspondent
Ehud Ya'ari reports
Quote: What we must do is to pursue the Israeli occupier even after
it withdraws in order to
receive compensation for the casualties and damages it caused us. This
remark was made
by Muhammad Funaysh, one of the leaders of Hizballah. Just when the
Israeli inner cabinet
is discussing a unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon, an interesting
upheaval is taking place
within Hizballah. Until now, Hizballah has been careful to remain vague
with regard to the
question of how it will act if the IDF withdraws.
Hizballah leader, Shaykh Hasan Nasrallah explained that the movement
was not interested
in issuing clarifications in advance. However, in recent days, there
has been a sharp turn
toward a series of declarations -- three within two weeks -- stating
that the fighting will not
stop at the border.
Nasrallah himself raised the possibility of Hizballah carrying out cross
border attacks on
behalf of the Palestinians. According to Muhammad Ra'd, head of Hizballah's
political bureau
and parliament deputy Muhammad Funaysh, a one-time prisoner of ours
at Ansar prison, the
justification for this is Hizballah's right to receive compensation.
In other words, Hizballah is
trying to influence the Israeli inner cabinet's decision by stressing
in an unprecedented way,
that an withdrawal does not necessarily mean an end to the fighting.