"Siniora criticizes Hezbollah for the first time

By Yoav Stern

Lebanon?s prime minister, Fuad Siniora, yesterday lashed out at Hezbollah for the first time since the fighting in Lebanon began.

In an interview published in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Siniora said that Hezbollah ?is maintaining a state within a state? and that the international community must help disarm the organization.

This was the first time Siniora has come out clearly against Hezbollah. His official position until now has been that disarming Hezbollah is a matter for discussion among Lebanon?s political parties.

In the interview, Siniora also accused Hezbollah of taking orders from Syria and Iran. ?It is not a secret that Hezbollah operates according to the political agenda of Tehran and Damascus,? he said, adding an appeal to the international community to help Lebanon obtain a cease-fire."

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