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Dan Gillerman: Hezbollah is the proxy of and the hired killer of Iran and it is the Iranian influence, the poisonous and very brutal…

On the recordSeptember 27, 2006
Hezbollah is the proxy of and the hired killer of Iran and it is the Iranian influence, the poisonous and very brutal and dangerous influence of Tehran and Iran which must be brought to an end in Lebanon if we want to see a free Lebanon and a safe Israel.
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Dan Gillerman

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Gillerman highlights Hezbollah's ties to Iran and the need to address Iranian influence for regional stability.

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