"I wish you all the success," said a cable from President Assad broadcast on Lebanese television.
Some pooled their money to buy refrigerators and satellite dishes so that they could watch Lebanese television.
The film became a staple rerun on Lebanese television, especially on Independence Day.
"If you bomb our capital Beirut, we will bomb the capital of your usurping entity," he said on Lebanese television.
Lebanese television aired a videotape of the Lebanese general in charge having tea with Israeli Army officers.
The entire All-Star Game, including the fourth quarter and the overtime period, is scheduled for broadcast over Lebanese television Feb. 22.
Lebanese television showed a clip of the confrontation.
Reflecting Christian worries over increased Muslim political strength, he told Lebanese television, "What we feared is happening."
He is a regular guest on Lebanese and Arab television and radio stations as a political and social commentator.
He has been interviewed on French, Belgian, Turkish and Lebanese television.