Israel blamed Syria, as one of Hezbollah's sponsors, for the attack.

Last week the Bush Administration blamed Syria for making a bad situation worse.

He blamed Syria for supporting Hezbollah and called upon its leadership to intervene.

Many people blame Syria for the attacks - an accusation the Syrians deny.

Many have blamed Syria for all the recent assassinations of its opponents.

Lebanese widely blamed Syria for the Mouawad assassination too, although, as is usual, no one was ever convicted.

The United States government has blamed Hezbollah and Syria for the crisis.

Amine Gemayel angrily blamed Syria for the murder of his son.

Ms. Moawad blamed Syria for setting off the crisis, saying that she was expressing her personal opinion.

Israel has blamed Syria for the raid.