Word: hizballah
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...parliamentary session is set for October 23, with the hope that a two-thirds quorum can finally be assembled by then to choose a successor to outgoing President Emile Lahoud. But his term runs out on November 24, and the chances of finding a compromise candidate, sources in Hizballah tell...
...March 14 block and the pro-Syrian opposition led by the powerful militant Shi'ite Hizballah have been at loggerheads for months over the identity of the next President. In Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system, the presidency is reserved for Maronite Catholics. Several contenders have announced their candidacy, although no clear consensus has yet emerged that would satisfy both factions. The March 14 block is pushing to elect one of their own, but the opposition has threatened to form a second rival government if an acceptable candidate is not found...
...only that the election should be held on time and without foreign meddling, a reference to Syria. But there is little doubt that Washington prefers a President who will continue to uphold Lebanon's independence from Syria and will seek to implement U.N. resolutions calling for the disarming of Hizballah, regarded by the U.S. as a terrorist organization. On the other hand, Syria, and its ally Iran, seem to be angling for a weak President who will not challenge Hizballah's armed status and who will oversee the formation of a new coalition government in which the opposition...
...drawback: Such a raid would scuttle Bush's peace summit, and also leave the Israeli army dangerously over-stretched if war were to break out again in the north against either Hizballah or Syria...
...Hamas, meanwhile, says it is not afraid of an Israeli siege on Gaza. "The Israelis will pay a heavy price," said one Hamas leader, who claimed that his militia had studied Hizballah's tactics against Israeli in last summer's Lebanon war. That may be bravado, but since its takeover of Gaza, Hamas has been busy fortifying itself against a possible Israeli attack. And Palestinian militants may get increased support from Iran. On Thursday, President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad is hosting a Palestinian militant jamboree with envoys from Hamas and other resistance groups. Israelis say Iran is providing Hamas with funds...