Hezbollah leader says Israel was behind Hariri killing

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah repeated his stance that Israel was behind the killing of Lebanon's former prime minister six years ago. He said on Saturday in a newspaper report that the tribunal was established for a political goal and no one was allowed to intervene into the administration of Israel. He also stated that "Instead of investigating with Israel, they cooperated with Israel". The tribunal submitted to Lebanese authorities a sealed indictment and arrest warrants this week for an unknown number of suspects. The source says that it includes four Hezbollah members. Many Lebanese believe that the killing revolved around the controversies over the Cyria's role in Lebanon and the Damascus strong political influence in Lebanon. Many Lebanese believe Hariri wanted the Syrians to withdraw from Lebanon and lessen Syria's influence, and many is of the stand that Syria and its ally Hezbollah went after Hariri because of his stance on this issue. Hezbollah is a political faction in Lebanon that provides social serves to its constituents. It has long been regarded as a terrorist organization by the United States and as an ally of Iran. It has had longstanding animosity towards the tribunal, based on the expectation that some of its members would be indicted as conspirators in Hariri's assassination. Nasrallah has accused the group's arch-enemy Israel of the assassination. The most dangerous goal of this tribunal is to create strife, a civil war in Lebanon, or especially a division between the Sunni and Shiite in Lebanon. A UN source said that the people indicted include alleged perpetrators on the ground. The suspected connections of Hezbollah and the Syrian government to the killing have raised tensions in the country, stoking fears of sectarian conflict erupting in the ethnically and religiously diverse nation. Syria had thousands of troops in Lebanon and great influence in the country until mass protests after Hariri's assassination, known as the Cedar Revolution. Syria has denied any involvement in the assassination. Reported by          AR