Lahoud calls for challenging the Zionist Lobby by US citizens of Lebanese origin
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 7/7/2001

The Lebanese President Emil Lahoud has stressed the need of uniting the capabilities and potentials of the Americans of Lebanese origin "because that will be for the benefits of the Lebanese expatriates and for Lebanon," noting the importance of finding out a pressing force to challenge the Zionist Lobby in the world.

During his meeting on Thursday in Beirut with the President of the Arab American Institute James Zoughby and member of the institute John Zoughby, the Lebanese President stressed the need of strengthening relations between Lebanon and the Lebanese expatriates who are living in most world countries, especially in the USA, as well as the need to acquaint with strengthening tourism and social activities to maintain links between the Lebanese expatriates and their homeland, Lebanon.

The Lebanese President also indicated the role played by Lebanese expatriates who acquire key posts in the areas of industry, economic and commerce in their new homelands.
##2- On the strategic alliance between Turkey and Israel

Israel's former ambassador in Turkey Ori Burner has stated that the strategic alliance between Israel and Turkey, backed by the US will make any side of special ideas to reconsider these ideas twice before they will carry out any act, in remarks to Syria, as an example.

In an interview with the Turkish daily " Daily news" issued on Friday, the Israeli former ambassador added that when Turkey decided to withstand Syria in the year 1998 because of the activities of the Kurdistan workers party, one of the reasons that made President Hafez al-Assad expelled Abdullah Ocalaan when he looked towards the North and saw Turkey and towards the south and saw Israel, " despite the fact we announced at that time we will not take part in a military attack waged by Turkey, noting that the good relations between Israel and Turkey and the might of the two armies were also, at the same time, a deterrent force.

He indicated that settling the question of waters between Turkey, Iraq and Syria will constitute an unprecedented experience to settle other water disputes among countries which share one river, the same as happening now between Syria and Israel. He claimed that Syria seeks to control part of Teberies lake which is considered the only water reserves for Israel and " therefore the question of waters was the reason behind the suspension of negotiations with Syria ." N.

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