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Nasrallah Threatens Israel Again

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has again threatened Israel, but the threats may stem from Hezbollah's fortunes declining as a result of the war in Syria, writes Shlomi Eldar.
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is seen on a screen as he speaks to his supporters during a rally to commemorate Martyrs' Day in Beirut, February 16, 2013. REUTERS/Sharif Karim (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3DVBX
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Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah is at it again with his threats. In a speech he gave on the “Day of the Shahid [Martyr],” and which was shown on huge screens set up in the Shuhada compound in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Nasrallah boasted: “There’s a power station in Israel, which, if we strike it, will leave the whole country in the dark. Can Israel survive six months of darkness?”

Look who’s asking! The ever-present, ever-AWOL leader of Hezbollah, who has spent the past six years holed up in his bunker, hardly even daring to come out to address the masses.

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