BEIRUT (Daily Star) -- Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday rejected claim made by U.S. President Barack Obama that the resistance movement was behind the assassination of Rafik Hariri, adding, the remarks prove that an international court’s investigation has been politicized.

In a live speech via video link to a rally celebrating Israel's withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah leader said Obama's remarks during an AIPAC meeting that Hezbollah was behind political assassinations and car bomb attacks were aimed at pleasing Israel.
“These accusations are baseless,” Nasrallah said, adding that Obama had played judge and jury, issuing a verdict before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon had even issued an indictment in the case.
This confirms Hezbollah's assertion that the tribunal was politicized, he said.
Nasrallah also denied any role in unrest in several Arab countries.
He urged the Arab League to withdraw its initiative for the Middle East peace process in response to recent speeches by the leaders of the United States and Israel.
Citing Israel and the United State’s unwillingness to offer the Palestinians anything, Nasrallah said the Arabs were left with only one option: armed resistance.
“They have left nothing for the Arabs but the choice of resistance,” Nasrallah said, adding that speeches required a response from Arab governments.
“The speeches offered a knockout blow to the Arab peace initiative. I call on the Arab League to take that initiative off the table ... it's time to withdraw it,” Nasrallah said to cheers from the crowd, waving the yellow flag of Hezbollah.
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