Boutros Harb - Hezbollah Controversies

Hezbollah Controversies

In 2007, Harb called for the integration of Hezbollah's military arm into the Lebanese Army.

Wikileaks cables indicated that he had told the U.S.' diplomats in Lebanon during the 2006 Lebanon War that an Israeli operation to control Hezbollah's strongholds of Maroun al-Ras and Bint Jbeil could enable an U.S.-brokered ceasefire and that Syria will not be a part of the solution to the crisis. He also said that Hassan Nasrallah cannot be allowed to appear as a hero to the region, despite his rising popularity as a result of a wave of sympathy.

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