End Quote by Ehud Barak

It is important that democracy in Lebanon is protected and that Hezbollah will not be supported by outside forces like Syria and Iran.

— Ehud Olmert

“Hezbollah is not a mammoth force, there is only so much they can do in Syria. Iranian role more critical for the regime.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

Hezbollah has a presence - it is in the government, and it enjoys support in the country - but this doesn't mean that Hezbollah…

— Saad Hariri

Unlike Hezbollah, Israel's more modest aim is to survive, and that it has done.

— Mark Helprin

I am not against Hezbollah as a political party, but it should not be the cause of the destruction of Lebanon.

— Saad Hariri

Hezbollah poses a great threat to the world - and particularly to our great ally, Israel.

— Mark Meadows

But Hezbollah now has reared its ugly head in a way that threatens the entire free world. And they want, by their own charter…

— Zach Wamp

Part of the problem that we have currently in the Middle East is that[Bashar] Assad has hung on to power with the very strong…

— Hillary Clinton

If one accepts Hezbollah's self-description as a resistance movement, in which case one must, in light of the fact that Hezbollah never ceases to…

— Mark Helprin

If the conflict in Lebanon continues, the risk of attacks will grow. This is why we must contribute to a joint (international) responsibility and…

— Wolfgang Schauble

You can't have a democracy with an armed political party willing to bomb its neighbor without the consent of its government or, you know,…

— George W. Bush

If Hezbollah makes a mistake and starts a war against Israel, we will hit it hard, and send Lebanon back to the stone age.

— Yoav Gallant