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There’s been some fun talk lately between the Finul (international forces in Lebanon, lead by France) and Israel, concerning the continuous incursion of Israeli airplanes over Lebanese soil. The French general there, Alain Pellegrini, said that he would ask the UN to give the Finul authorisation to shoot these planes, for they are dangerous both for his men and for the population. Especially because Hezbollah could take it as a excuse to hit back.
French Defense minister Mme Alliot-Marie confirmed the situation, and qualified those filghts as “extremely dangerous, and felt as hostile by part of the international forces who might shoot for self-defense. This would obviously be a very serious incident”.
Israel defense minister Mr Peretz answered that some reports were showing increasing efforts of Hezbollah in getting more weapons, and that as a result, his country has the right to perform air misions. “As long as 1701 resolution isn’t respected by Hezbollah, Israel will have the right to do so”. According to him, “Finul forces have, as a mission, to act against Hezbollah, not Israel”, and that “the most important aim of the Finul mission is Israel security”.

I’d like somebody to ask him : “Sir Peretz, and what about Lebanon security ?”. After all, the most dangerous of the two, isn’t the one he would like us to think.