Sarkozy promises to 'rein in' Israel against Libanon

[Cees Binkhorst]

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Net wat de Amerikanen kunnen gebruiken, een nieuwe oorlog in Libanon.

Groet / Cees

Last update - 22:49 20/01/2010  	 	 	
Report: Sarkozy promises to 'rein in' Israel
By Haaretz Service
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1143922.html
Tags: Israel new, Middle East peace

French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised Lebanese President Michel
Suleiman that he would help "rein in Israel," according to a report
Wednesday in the London-based Arabic-language daily Asharq Al-Awsat.

According to the report, which quotes what it calls a credible French
source, Sarkozy "promised to deal with the matter" during a meeting in
which Suleiman expressed concern about a possible Israeli attack and
what he called Israel's violation of UN Resolution 1701, which ended the
Second Lebanon War in 2006.

Meanwhile, U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell on Wednesday said
Lebanon is key to regional peace.

Mitchell was in Beirut on Tuesday and Wednesday at the start of a
regional tour aimed at restarting Middle East peace talks.

Mitchell's visit is part of a U.S. effort to forge a wider peace that
would end Israel's conflicts with the Palestinians, Syria and Lebanon
and normalize Israel's ties with the rest of the Arab world.

In a statement, Mitchell said Lebanon would play a key role in the
effort to build a lasting and comprehensive peace and stability in the
Middle East.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak last week said he recommends Hezbollah
"avoid entering conflict with us."

"Hezbollah continues to grow stronger, with the help of Syria and Iran,"
Barak said, "but I think that the silence along the border will continue."

The defense minister concluded, "If the situation deteriorates, we will
hold the Lebanese government and any group that supports Hezbollah
accountable.

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