Hizbullah Trading in Arms, Drugs in South America to “Finance Terror”
Israeli President Shimon Peres has reportedly informed Brazil that Hizbullah cells in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay trade in weapons and drugs, launder money and smuggle diamonds to "finance terrorist activities."
Israel”s ynet news said Wednesday that Peres warned Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim as well as other South American countries of Hizbullah”s plans to strike Jewish and Israeli targets on the continent.
Peres also urged Brazil to use its growing clout to challenge Iran”s threats against his country during a visit just two weeks before Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
"There needs to be a voice against destruction and against terror, a clear voice. I know that Brazil rejects threats, destruction, rejects terror, and the clear voice of Brazil has a strong echo in the entire world," Peres said in a speech before Brazilian lawmakers.
While Israel did not see the Iranian people as an enemy, "we cannot ignore that this government (of Ahmadinejad) is building nuclear weapons and at the same time calls for the destruction of the state of Israel," he added.