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As backhanded compliments go, this one is a killer. For in wanting the Beirut-born grocer’s son gone, Israeli officials admit Nasrallah is altogether too worthy an adversary to leave standing. In the words of one Israeli official, speaking on background: “Israel doesn’t want its own personal Osama bin Laden. We cannot destroy Hezbollah only to have Nasrallah haunt us over and over, rising from the ashes and broadcasting messages of triumph.” Full Story