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Published on 15 July 2006

CRIF: “Israel has the legitimate right to defend itself”

Israel has the legitimate right to defend its territory and the life of its citizens.

The armed terrorist militia of Hizbollah, who obey orders coming from Iran, have provoked Israeli troops to enter Lebanese territory by kidnapping two soldiers on the Israel-Lebanon border and by various raids that caused the death of eight Israeli soldiers. In addition, Hizbollah has continued the escalation of violence by attacking the civilian population in the towns of northern Israel.

CRIF notes that this new offensive by Hizbollah is an echo of the terrorist actions undertaken by Hamas and that it runs the risk of destabilizing the whole of the region.