[Ynet News] Roee Nahmias - A recent article in the London-based Al-Hayat focused on stories of residents of southern Lebanon who lost their homes and businesses in last summer's war, and who struggled to cope with the cold winter; forgotten while Hizbullah focused on its political battle against Prime Minister Siniora in Beirut. Hizbullah did in fact distribute $10,000 in reparations to every family to rent a furnished apartment for one year, insufficient compensation for a destroyed home. "But we don't see them anymore. After the war they forgot us and went to Beirut. They forgot the south and started seeking power," Bint Jbeil resident Um Hussein explained.
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