Nasrallah: Bush Administration Tried to Bribe Hezbollah to Cease Resistance to Israel

In a recent speech, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the George W. Bush administration tried to cut a deal with the group, stating the idea was hatched by former Vice President Dick Cheney.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah speaks on a screen via a video link during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the death of Hezbollah leaders in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 16, 2018. (AP/Bilal Hussein)

BEIRUT, LEBANON – Speaking on Sunday, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah, told residents in the town of Nabatieh that the United States had previously attempted to bribe Hezbollah in an effort to stop its armed resistance in defense of Lebanese sovereignty. Hezbollah, formed in response to the Israeli

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Israelis Hope Swift Killing of Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Will “Decisively” Win Next War

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, considered an expert in psychological warfare, has warned that the Israelis don’t have “a correct assessment of where this war will lead if they ignite it.”

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
Israeli soldiers train with paintball guns during a drill at an Army base near Elyakim, Israel. Between myriad concrete buildings with Arabic graffiti that are designed to simulate a typical Lebanese village, dozens of Israeli officers are gearing up for their next battle with Hezbollah. The Arabic is random letters, and the graffiti depicts Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah, March 29, 2017.(AP/Sebastian Scheiner)

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL -- In any war that Israel plans to wage against Lebanon, Tel Aviv’s key strategic target will be the life of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, according to a senior general in the Israeli military. “If we manage to kill Nasrallah in the next war, I would see that as reaching a decisive victory,” Israeli Defense Forces

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Hezbollah and Syrian Army Liberate Large Islamic State Group Enclave: Nasrallah

Hezbollah has been one of the most effective forces fighting Islamic State forces along the Syrian border, in collaboration with the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad. Earlier this month, a Hezbollah offensive drove out numerous al-Nusra Front militants from a border region of Lebanon.

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Hezbollah

A joint offensive between Shia resistance movement Hezbollah and the Syrian army has liberated the majority of a significant enclave controlled by the so-called Islamic State group, the Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah announced in a televised speech on Thursday. According to Nasrallah, since the offensive began last week to clear out

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Hezbollah: Israel Attacking Syria To Prevent ISIS Defeat

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel of helping ISIS in Syria by carrying out airstrikes in the country.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Netanyahu looks at a Syrian rebel fighter being treated in an IDF field hospital. (Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO)

Addressing the flurry of Israeli attacks against Syria in recent days, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says he believes Israel is deliberately trying to help ISIS in an effort to prevent ISIS from suffering outright defeat in Syria amid growing pressure. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the Friday attacks, which started the

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Is Lebanon On The Brink?

Syria-fueled internal divisions coupled with an increasingly tense border with Israel threaten Lebanon’s fragile peace.

Patrick O. Strickland
By Patrick O. Strickland

Following a sharp uptick in violence in Beirut and Tripoli in recent weeks, Lebanon threatens to descend into complete instability. Coupled with the country’s already fragile sectarian divides, the ongoing crisis in Syria is stoking tensions in Lebanon and recalling a violent past. Droves of Lebanese Sunnis have joined the Free Syrian Army and

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Deadly Bombing Hits Lebanon Civilians

Lebanon’s most deadly bombing in almost 30 years killed at least 22, set buildings ablaze and trapped dozens of residents in their homes.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

BEIRUT — Lebanese forensic experts collected evidence Friday at the scene of a massive explosion in a southern suburb of Beirut that killed 22 people and wounded more than 300, the deadliest blast in the area in nearly three decades. Security officials said they were investigating the possibility that Thursday's blast in Hezbollah's bastion of

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