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'Hizbullah buying land north of Litani'
JPost.com Staff
THE JERUSALEM POST
Aug. 12, 2007

Hizbullah is buying up lands owned by Christians and other non-Shi'ites in southern Lebanon as a means to rebuild its defenses in preparation for a new war with Israel, the Sunday Telegraph reported Saturday overnight.

Reportedly, the land grab is thought to be driven by Hizbullah's efforts to rearm itself and fortify the strategically important ravines north of the Litani River. All land north of the river is beyond the jurisdiction of UNIFIL, which holds some 13,000 peacekeepers south of the Litani, an addition to 20,000 Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) troops operating there.

The report also stated that the LAF, about half of which is comprised of Shi'ites, seems to be turning a blind eye to Hizbullah activities north of the river.

The area's forested valleys are similar to the areas termed by the IDF "natural reserves" in the Second Lebanon War - rugged terrain specked by trees ideal for Hizbullah's brand of guerrilla warfare. At 16 kilometers from the border, the lands allegedly purchased are within rocket range of Israeli cities.

The Telegraph also noted that the real estate deals of Hizbullah potentially endanger Lebanon's delicate sectarian equilibrium, upsetting the population's balance of mixed Christian, Muslim and Druze communities.

"Christians and Druze are selling land and moving out, while the Shi'ites are moving in. There is an extraordinary demo-graphic shift taking place," Edmund Rizk, a Christian MP for the area until 1992, was quoted by the paper as saying.

The deals are said to be the work of wealthy Shi'ite businessman Ali Tajeddine, owner of a successful Lebanese construction company.

During an interview with the Telegraph, Tajeddine denied any connection with Hizbullah.

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So here we are again, these bozo's re-arming, not making any bones about their intents whatsoever, and the self-righteous clones are out in force pressuring Israel, to give up even more to these killers in Hamas, who are blood brothers with those in Hezbollah, Iran, Syria, Al Qaida, Islamic Jihad, and all the rest of the Islamists.

At times like this I'm so thankful to be a Christian, I know I'd go mad watching these antics otherwise! Praise the Lord that HE has it all under control and He knows the way it will all work out to His glory!