EMM News Explorer: Hezbollah

Morsi [ said]: Hezbollah must leave Syria. This is serious talk: There is no business or place for Hezbollah in Syria,

CBSnews 16-JUN-13

John Kerry [warned:]: the use of chemical weapons and increasing involvement of Hezbollah demonstrates the regime's lack of commitment to negotiations and threatens to put a political settlement out of reach

bbc 16-JUN-13

Morsi [said:]: We stand against Hezbollah in its aggression against the Syrian people. Hezbollah must leave Syria - these are serious words. There is no place or space for Hezbollah in Syria.

ibtimes 16-JUN-13

Yaalon [-said]: He controls just 40% of the territory in Syria. Hezbollah is involved in the fighting in Syria and has suffered many casualties in the battles, and as far as we know, it is more than 1 000 casualties,

mg 16-JUN-13

Mursi [-said]: There is no space or place for Hezbollah in Syria,

dailystar 16-JUN-13

Mursi [-told]: today we stand against Hezbollah for Syria,

bloomberg 16-JUN-13

japantoday 16-JUN-13

Morsi [ said]: Hezbollah must leave Syria. These are serious words,

todayonline 16-JUN-13

Morsi [-said]: We stand against Hezbollah in its aggression toward the Syrian people,

ynetnews 16-JUN-13

Morsi [-said]: Hezbollah has to leave Syria immediately... We are standing against Hezbollah in its aggression on the Syrian people.

trendnews 16-JUN-13

Mursi [-told]: Hezbollah must leave Syria. These are serious words. There is no place for it in Syria,

euronews 16-JUN-13

Morsi [-said]: We stand against Hezbollah in its aggression against the Syrian people,

jpost 15-JUN-13

Hariri [-added that]: Hezbollah has decided unilaterally to breach all the principles, laws and bases that govern the national life among the Lebanese.

yalibnan 15-JUN-13

Mohamed Morsi [-urge]: Hezbollah must leave Syria - these are serious words. There is no space or place for Hezbollah in Syria.

ynetnews 15-JUN-13

Hariri [-noted]: It seems that Sayyed Hassan has exerted a huge rhetorical effort to justify engaging in this path and to beautify the political goals of the participation of Hezbollah fighters in the Syrian war,

bna 15-JUN-13

Morsi [-warned]: Hezbollah must leave Syria,

xinhuanet_en 15-JUN-13

Yaalon [-said]: He controls just 40 percent of the territory in Syria. Hezbollah is involved in the fighting in Syria and has suffered many casualties in the battles, and as far as we know, it is more than 1,000 casualties,

reuters 15-JUN-13

Ben Rhodes [ said]: It’s particularly urgent right now in terms of the situation on the ground, in some respect, because we have seen Hezbollah and Iran increase their own involvement in the conflict,

bloomberg 14-JUN-13

Hariri [-said]: >Saad Hariri launched Thursday a scathing attack on the head of Hezbollah, accusing Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah of transgressing all norms and endangering Lebanon through his actions over the years, including the sending of fighters to battle in Syria. is once more putting the fate of the nation at a critical juncture and when we say the fate of the nation we do not mean one side or sect but a threat to everyone without exception,

dailystar 14-JUN-13

Ben Rhodes [ said]: It’s particularly urgent right now in terms of the situation on the ground, in some respect, because we have seen Hezbollah and Iran increase their own involvement,

japantimes 14-JUN-13

Olivier Jakob [ said]: One way or another the Syrian conflict is escalating, it is not only morphing into a U.S.-Russia proxy war but also into a U.S.-Iran proxy war and nobody knows how this will terminate as militarily the U.S. in Syria cannot afford to lose against Iran and Hezbollah,

news 14-JUN-13

Hariri [said:]: Hezbollah is putting the national fate once again at a critical juncture.

xinhuanet_en 14-JUN-13

Abbas [ said]: I saw soldiers with yellow head ribbons and others with black, they might be Hezbollah or an Iraqi militia,

guardian 14-JUN-13

Hariri [-said]: >Saad Hariri launched a scathing attack on Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah Thursday, accusing him of endangering Lebanon through the party's actions over the years, including the sending of fighters to Syria. It also wants Lebanon to become an arena for defending the regime of Bashar Assad, with front lines that will not be confined to the sects in Lebanon, especially if we spot the strategic dimensions of Iranian policy in the Arab Levant and the signals that are being sent regarding the advanced p

dailystar 14-JUN-13

Rhodes [ said]: Those are decisions that he has made over the course of the last several weeks, particularly as our assessment of chemical weapons use firmed up, and as we saw a deteriorating situation in general, with outside actors like Iran and Hezbollah getting involved. So this has been a steady increase for us,

voanews 14-JUN-13

Clinton [-said]: Nobody wants US troops in Syria. The question is how to help the rebels who represent the majority and balance out the battles there, when the Russians, Iranians and Hezbollah are involved so deeply in the hostilities,

ynetnews 13-JUN-13

Fabius [ said]: We must stop this progression before Aleppo. It is the next target of Hezbollah ...

nepalnews 13-JUN-13

Clinton [-asked]: Now that the Russians, the Iranians and Hezbollah are in there head over heels, 90 miles to nothing, should we try to do something to try to slow their gains and rebalance the power so that these rebel groups have a decent chance, if they’re supported by a majority of the people, to prevail?

jrep 13-JUN-13

Jay Carney [ said]: The situation on the ground continues to worsen with elevated levels of violence with the participation of Hezbollah and Iran,

yalibnan 13-JUN-13

Hariri [-said]: >Saad Hariri slammed Thursday the head of the Hezbollah, saying Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah had transgressed all norms and endangered Lebanon and its people through its actions over the years, including the sending of fighters to battle in Syria. is putting the fate of the nation at a dangerous crossroads and when we say the fate of the nation we do not mean one side or sect but a threat to everyone without exception,

dailystar 13-JUN-13

Vigenin [-said]: Regarding the ongoing consultations whether the armed wing of Hezbollah should be put on the list of terrorist organizations, Bulgaria will share the stand reached by all EU members… So, regardless of some speculations of the media, Bulgaria has not reconsidered its stand on Hezbollah ,

novinite 12-JUN-13

Siniora [-said]: Hezbollah entered Syria to kill the Syrians and achieve illusionary victories, but what is happening is a crushing defeat for it,

yalibnan 12-JUN-13

Fabius [-said]: It is the next target of Hezbollah and the Iranians,

deutschewelle 12-JUN-13

Netanyahu [-said]: If Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization, I don't know what a terrorist organization is, but it's not just an Israeli problem. Hezbollah has murdered innocent civilians on European soil. And Europe cannot, must not, be indifferent to this,

jpost 12-JUN-13

Lieberman [-wrote]: The exclusion of Hezbollah from the list of proscribed terrorist organizations is a capitulation to terrorism,

panarmenian 11-JUN-13

Lieberman [-said]: There are many obvious reasons to include Hezbollah on the EU list of terrorist organizations and there remains no satisfactory explanation for not doing so,

panarmenian 11-JUN-13

Steinitz [-said]: I always thought that it might be the case that at the end of the day Assad, with a very strong Iranian and Hezbollah backing, might gain the upper hand,

dailystar 10-JUN-13

Steinitz [-said]: I always thought that it might be the case that at the end of the day, Assad, with a very strong Iranian and Hezbollah backing, might gain the upper hand,

taipeitimes 10-JUN-13

Hariri [-told]: The Lebanese will certainly not accept an Iranian style whereby Hezbollah areas become security protectorates,

dailystar 10-JUN-13

David Satterfield [notes:]: Until now Hezbollah has had the best of two worlds: It is a legitimate political party with a strong bloc in parliament, yet it is also an armed militia,

jpost 10-JUN-13

Sheikh Qaradawi [-said]: , I defended it. I stood against the Muslim scholars in Saudi Arabia, the most renowned scholars who warned us against Hezbollah,

kavkazcenter 10-JUN-13

Timmermans [-said]: The support of Iran and the arise of Islamic militant group Hezbollah seems to destabilize the military balance in the advantage of Bashar al-Assad,

xinhuanet_en 10-JUN-13

Houry [-told]: Hezbollah insists on this experience and should retreat for the interest of Lebanon and the other opinion; and whatever the decision of the Constitutional Council is, we will respect it,

nna 10-JUN-13

Benjamin Netanyahu [said:]: in the last two months there's a significant upsurge in the number of the cyber attacks carried out by Iran, whether directly or by its proxy, Hezbollah. We aspire to set up a digital Iron Dome, to get a head start over our enemies in the never ending contest.

ynetnews 09-JUN-13

Sheikh Qaradawi [-said]: When Hezbollah was fighting against Israel, I defended it. I stood against the Muslim scholars in Saudi Arabia, the most renowned scholars who warned us against Hezbollah,

alarabiya 09-JUN-13

ynetnews 09-JUN-13

Sabra [-had said]: We have been warning the entire world of the gravity of the deployment of Hezbollah militias on Syria’s home soil.

yalibnan 09-JUN-13

George Sabra [-told]: The intervention of Hezbollah starts to transfer the problem into a sectarian conflict, a sectarian war between Sunnis and Shiites,

france24 08-JUN-13

Sabra [-had said]: We have been warning the entire world of the gravity of the deployment of Hezbollah militias on Syria's home soil.

aljazeera 08-JUN-13

Siniora [said:]: I ask Hezbollah officials: What did you do with the blood and sacrifices of the martyrs? Shame on you for what you did against your Arab and Muslim brothers in Qusair villages and other Syrian cities and towns. Damned is he who kills his brother and neighbor and you have killed your brothers and neighbors and shame will be your fortune.

dailystar 08-JUN-13

Carney [-said]: It is clear that the regime could not contest the opposition's control of Qusair on its own, and is depending upon Hezbollah and Iran to do its work for it in Qusair,

ruvr 08-JUN-13

Siniora [-told]: Hezbollah must withdraw its militias from Syria and bring back the young people [fighters] who came from the Bekaa and the south to their homes, villages, businesses and families so that they can no longer be used as the fuel of this huge national and Muslim strife,

dailystar 08-JUN-13

Vigenin [-said]: There is an indication that it is possible [that Hezbollah was behind it], but we cannot take decisions with important consequences for the EU based on indirect data. If we have enough serious proof from other cases, then we will not waver to back such a decision,

jrep 06-JUN-13

Al-Qaradawi [-said]: Several years ago, I stood against the great ulema and scholars in Saudi Arabia, urging them to support Hezbollah, but Saudi sheikhs were more mature and more visionary than me, because they knew the (Iranians and Hezbollah) for being liars,

arabnews 06-JUN-13

Carney [-added]: Hezbollah and Iran should immediately withdraw their fighters from Syria,

xinhuanet_en 06-JUN-13

Carney [-said]: We are deeply concerned by the continued fighting in Qusayr and condemn the indiscriminate killing of civilians by Assad's forces and his proxies, including Hezbollah fighters,

channelnewsasia 04-JUN-13

Noriega [-told]: It is said that wherever Iran goes, Hezbollah is not far behind,

cnn 04-JUN-13

Siniora [said:]: It is impossible and inappropriate for the Future bloc to sit together with Hezbollah representatives in a new Cabinet as long as the party has fighters in Syria.

dailystar 03-JUN-13

McCain [-said]: gaining the upper hand thanks to thousands of Hezbollah that are in there. The Russians are supplying arms and announcing that they're going to supply more. The Iranians who are all in -- the Revolutionary Guard is on the ground,

CBSnews 03-JUN-13

Qaradawi [ said]: Several years ago, I stood against the great ulema and scholars in Saudi Arabia, urging them to support Hezbollah, but Saudi sheikhs were more mature and more visionary than me, because they knew the (Iranians and Hezbollah) for being liars. They call him Nasrallah,[*]but he supports injustice and falsehood, and he came to kill Sunnis (in Syria).

arabnews 02-JUN-13

Westerwelle [-expressed]: It is not helpful to have a lot of other ammunition and other supplies overtly going in not just from the Russians—and they are supplying that kind of thing—but also from the Iranians and Hezbollah.

japantoday 01-JUN-13

Qaouk [ said]: We will not allow American dictations and Arab hints to determine or restrict the role of Hezbollah in any future government,

dailystar 01-JUN-13

George Sabra [said that:]: The Syrian coalition will not participate in international conferences and will not support any efforts in light of Hezbollah and Iran’s militia invasion of Syria.

dailystar 01-JUN-13

Westerwelle [-expressed]: It is not helpful to have a lot of other ammunition and other supplies overtly going in not just from the Russians -- and they are supplying that kind of thing -- but also from the Iranians and Hezbollah.

channelnewsasia 31-MAY-13

Sabra [-said]: The Syrian Coalition will not participate in international conferences and will not support any efforts in light of Hezbollah and Iran's militia's invasion of Syria,

jpost 31-MAY-13

Psaki [ said]: We share [the rebel's] deep concerns over the situation on the ground in Syria and condemn in the strongest terms the acknowledgement from Iran that Hezbollah militants have taken an active role,

guardian 31-MAY-13

Kerry [ said]: It is not helpful to have the S-300 transferred to the region while you are trying to organize this peace and create peace. It is not helpful to have a lot of other ammunition and other supplies overtly going in - not just from the Russians, and they are supplying that kind of thing, but also from the Iranians and Hezbollah,

voanews 31-MAY-13

Sabra [-said]: The Syrian coalition will not participate in international conferences and will not support any efforts in light of Hezbollah and Iran's militia invasion of Syria,

news 31-MAY-13

Mansour [-said]: We categorically reject listing Hezbollah on any terror list. Hezbollah is part and parcel of the Lebanese political and national fabric and is an active part in both Parliament and Cabinet,

jrep 31-MAY-13

McCain [-said]: They're very disturbed about the dramatic influx of Hezbollah fighters, more Iranians and of course stepped up activities of Bashar Assad,

alarabiya 30-MAY-13

Jen Psaki [saying:]: This is an unacceptable and extremely dangerous escalation. We demand that Hezbollah withdraw its fighters from Syria immediately.

japantimes 30-MAY-13

McCain [-said]: They're very disturbed about the dramatic influx of Hezbollah fighters, more Iranians and of course stepped up activities of Bashar Assad ,

news 30-MAY-13

Fabius [-said]: When you have fighters that are really well armed that are prepared to die and they are several thousand that makes a differenceThere has been a change on the ground. The involvement of Hezbollah and the fact the Russians have delivered weapons has changed things,

neurope 30-MAY-13

al-Assad [-said]: There are groups from Hezbollah on Lebanon’s border areas, but the Syrian army is commanding and fighting the war against the armed groups in Syria,

thehindu 30-MAY-13

Geagea [-said]: >Samir Geagea responded Wednesday to the latest speech by the leader of Hezbollah, accusing the resistance party and the Syrian regime of exaggerating the influence of takfiri groups among Syrian rebels. On Saturday, said his party was fighting in Syria to prevent takfiri groups from attacking Lebanon. and the Syrian regime created those takfiri groups that are fighting the Syrian regime today, but Nasrallah knows, and the whole world knows, that they constitute only 10 percent of the Syrian opposition,

dailystar 30-MAY-13

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