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| Al Jazeera, Nov. 12, 2009 |
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| Nasrallah accused Obama of disregarding the feelings and dignity of Arabs and Muslims [AFP] |
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The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah has accused Barack Obama, the US president, of “absolute bias” in favour of Israel and of disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims.
In a televised speech on Wednesday, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Obama has gone further than his predecessor, George Bush, in supporting the Jewish state adding that the high expectations that followed Obama’s election had been “shattered”.
He said Obama’s initial statements calling on Israel to freeze settlement building and then backtracking was a “tactic” agreed on by both Israel and the US, and that the initial settlement demand had been exposed as “an American ploy to pass the time and gain Arab sympathy”.
Wednesday’s remarks are the Hezbollah leader’s strongest criticism yet of Obama since he took office almost a year ago.
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Nasrallah slams Obama Israel ‘bias’
The leader of the Lebanese group Hezbollah has accused Barack Obama, the US president, of “absolute bias” in favour of Israel and of disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims.
In a televised speech on Wednesday, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah said Obama has gone further than his predecessor, George Bush, in supporting the Jewish state adding that the high expectations that followed Obama’s election had been “shattered”.
He said Obama’s initial statements calling on Israel to freeze settlement building and then backtracking was a “tactic” agreed on by both Israel and the US, and that the initial settlement demand had been exposed as “an American ploy to pass the time and gain Arab sympathy”.
Wednesday’s remarks are the Hezbollah leader’s strongest criticism yet of Obama since he took office almost a year ago.
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