"...The terror organization Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese government, of the Lebanese cabinet, & this makes no sense" to Ehud Barak ...

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"... Israel demands that Lebanon implement UN Resolution 1701. The weapons Iran and Syria transfer to Lebanon are offensive arms whose sole purpose is to harm Israeli civilians." .... "Nuclear weapons in Iran will change the strategic balance in the region," said Barak. "We must impose harsh sanctions, with a defined time frame, on Iran." Ban said he supported Israel's position on preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and added that the UN would do everything in its ability to advance sanctions against Iran...."