What’s missing from this AP piece on the Lebanese president insisting he won’t ask Hizballah to disarm?
Lebanon’s president says the government cannot ask Hezbollah to give up its weapons at a time of heightened tension with Israel.
A U.N. deal to end the 2006 war between Israel and the Shiite militants required Hezbollah to disarm, but Lebanon’s politicians have been unable to agree on a national defense strategy that would integrate the group’s weapons into the regular armed forces.
President Michel Suleiman said Saturday that Lebanon “cannot and must not” tell Hezbollah to disarm before reaching a deal on a defense strategy that would also address any future Israeli attacks.
Any reference to UN resolution 1701, which states clearly that Hizballah must disarm. It isn’t a “U.N. deal.” It is a binding UN Security Council resolution, unlike the nonbinding General Assembly resolutions that everyone likes to think Israel violates.
What time is it, folks? That’s right. It’s Israeli Double Standard Time. But don’t worry! It only occurs on days that end with a “y.”