Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, gestures as he stands with released prisoner Samir Kantar, left, during celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Nasrallah greeeds five Lebanese militants freed by Israel at a massive rally in south Beirut, his first public appearance since January. AP Photo logo AP Photo 17 months ago

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, gestures as he stands with released prisoner Samir Kantar, left, during celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Nasrallah greeeds five Lebanese militants freed by Israel at a massive rally in south Beirut, his first public appearance since January.

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  1. Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah delivers a televised speech during a rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Beirut on September 18, 2009. Quds Day, held each year on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, is the brainchild of Iran's late revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as a display of solidarity with the Palestinians.
  2. A woman holds at portrait of Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah during a rally marking Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Tehran on September 18, 2009. Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a keynote address to the annual mass rally of solidarity with the Palestinians at Tehran university, saying the Holocaust was a 'myth' and Israel was on its way to collapse.
  3. Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers stand next to a huge portrait of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese village of Adaisseh on September 12, 2009. UN peacekeepers were monitoring the Lebanese border with Israel on September 12, a day after rockets launched from south Lebanon slammed into Galilee, but the situation was 'calm,' a spokeswoman said.
  4. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (on screen) addresses supporters during a rally marking al-Quds (Jerusalem) Day in Beirut's suburbs September 18, 2009. Al-Quds Day, held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, is observed as a show of support for the Palestinian people.
  5. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah broadcasting on a giant screen from a secret location, speaks to thousands of supporters during a ceremony marking "Jerusalem Day" that was called for by the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the group's stronghold south of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Nasrallah said no Arab state has the right to recognize Israel adding that his group will never recognize the Jewish state.
  6. Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is seen speaking via a video link as journalists listen to him during a press conference in which he read the group's new political manifesto, the second since Hezbollah was born in the early 1980s, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday Nov. 30, 2009. Nasrallah said Monday the group will continue to arm to face Israeli future threats adding that it will never recognize any peace agreement signed by Arab governments with the Jewish State. He added that "armed struggle" was the only way to gain back Arab lands captured by Israel in the past decades.
  7. Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, is seen speaking via a video link as journalists listen to him during a press conference in which he read the group's new political manifesto, the second since Hezbollah was born in the early 1980s, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday Nov. 30, 2009. Nasrallah said Monday the group will continue to arm to face Israeli future threats adding that it will never recognize any peace agreement signed by Arab governments with the Jewish State. He added that "armed struggle" was the only way to gain back Arab lands captured by Israel in the past decades.
  8. Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, is seen speaking via a video link as journalists listen to him during a press conference in which he read the group's new political manifesto, the second since Hezbollah was born in the early 1980s, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday Nov. 30, 2009. Nasrallah said Monday the group will continue to arm to face Israeli future threats adding that it will never recognize any peace agreement signed by Arab governments with the Jewish State. He added that "armed struggle" was the only way to gain back Arab lands captured by Israel in the past decades.
  9. Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah is seen speaking via a video link as journalists raise their hands to ask questions of him during a press conference in which he read the group's new political manifesto, the second since Hezbollah was born in the early 1980s, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday Nov. 30, 2009. Nasrallah said Monday the group will continue to arm to face Israeli future threats adding that it will never recognize any peace agreement signed by Arab governments with the Jewish State. He added that "armed struggle" was the only way to gain back Arab lands captured by Israel in the past decades.
  10. A journalist raises her hand to ask a question as Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks (on screen) during a news conference announcing the party's new political strategy in Beirut November 30, 2009. Lebanon's Hezbollah Shi'ite movement announced a new political strategy on Monday that tones down Islamic rhetoric but maintains a tough line against Israel and the United States.
  11. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks via a giant screen during a news conference announcing party's new political strategy in Beirut November 30, 2009. Lebanon's Hezbollah Shi'ite movement announced a new political strategy on Monday that tones down Islamic rhetoric but maintains a tough line against Israel and the United States.
  12. Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks via a giant screen during a news conference announcing the party's new political strategy in Beirut November 30, 2009. Lebanon's Hezbollah Shi'ite movement announced a new political strategy on Monday that tones down Islamic rhetoric but maintains a tough line against Israel and the United States.
  13. A Shiite Muslim Lebanese girl holds up a portrait of slain Hezbollah chief Abbas al-Mussawi, killed in February 1992 in an Israeli air raid on south Lebanon, during a Martyr's Day rally in the southern suburbs of Beirut November 11, 2009. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed in a speech on the occasion to cooperate with Lebanon's new unity government but warned that it should avoid the 'big issues,' in allusion to his group's weapons.
  14. Hezbollah supporters, listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who speaks via a video link during a rally marking Hezbollah Martyr's Day in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Nasrallah has lashed out at President Barack Obama, accusing him of absolute bias for Israel and disregard for the Arab and Muslim world. He also warned Israel against waging another war on Lebanon, pledging to hit back deep within Israel.
  15. Hezbollah supporters, listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah who spoke via a video link, during a rally marking Hezbollah Martyrs Day in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Nasrallah launched a scathing attack on President Barack Obama, criticizing his "absolute commitment" to Israel and disregard for the Arab and Muslim world. He also warned Israel against launching a new war against Lebanon.
  16. Hezbollah supporters shout slogans during a televised speech by the leader of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hassan Nasrallah on the occasion of Martyr's Day in the southern suburbs of Beirut November 11, 2009. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said he hopes stability will flourish in Lebanon with the formation of a new national unity government, Fars news agency reported. Lebanon's incoming Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced earlier this week the new cabinet line-up after nearly five months of tough negotiations with his rivals in the Iran- and Syria-backed Hezbollah-led alliance.

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