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Chavez calls Israel's Lieberman 'mafia boss'; denies Hezbollah operates in Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez has harshly condemned Israel for suggesting that Hezbollah is operating in Venezuela.
- Agencies
- Published: 08:36 August 7, 2009
Caracas: President Hugo Chavez has harshly condemned Israel for suggesting that Hezbollah is operating in Venezuela.
Chavez hurled insults at Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, after another Israeli diplomat was quoted as saying Hezbollah has established cells in the South American country.
Chavez noted during speech Thursday that Israeli police have recommended the ultranationalist be indicted for a string of alleged corruption offenses.
He called Lieberman "a mafia boss," and added: "He's on trial there for money laundering."
Dorit Shavit, an Israeli diplomat for Latin America, told Colombia's El Tiempo newspaper last month that Hezbollah cells are operating on Venezuela's Margarita Island and along the Venezuelan-Colombian border.
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