Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Hezbollah denies drug trafficking to fund Israel attacks


Haaretz.com byDPA

The Lebanese-based militant organization Hezbollah on Tuesday denied reports issued that it was trafficking drugs to Europe in order to fund activities against Israel.

Der Spiegel reported last week that the German police arrested two Lebanese nationals residing in the country in October 2009 for allegedly transferring large sums of money to a family in Lebanon reportedly connected to Hezbollah.

In a statement
on Tuesday, Hezbollah deemed the magazine "morally and
legally responsible for the false fabrications it issued against the party."

The movement called on Der Spiegel's management "not to be a cheap tool manipulated by the Zionist entity to cover up for its crimes in Lebanon and Palestine."

Hezbollah also called on the magazine "to be a true reflection of reality that reveals the injustice suffered by the Lebanese and Palestinian people."

Note: Photo of Hezbollah added by BeeSting