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Rebel spokesman to Haaretz: Libya needs help, including Israel
"We are asking Israel to use its influence in the international community to end the tyrannical regime of Gadhafi and his family," says Ahmad Shabani.
When asked what sort of assistance Libya required, Ahmad Shabani, the founder of Libya's Democratic Party, said: "We are asking Israel to use its influence in the international community to end the tyrannical regime of Gadhafi and his family."
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