Fneish: Hizbullah”s weapons not linked to Shebaa
Resigned Minister Mohammad Fneish said Wednesday the issue of Hizbullah”s arms is not related to talks about Israel withdrawing from the occupied Shebaa Farms. "In spite of our welcoming of any form of liberation of the Shebaa Farms, we cling to our defense strategy, which has been in place for a long time, even before the matter of the Farms was raised," he said after meeting with Norwegian Ambassador Aud Lise Norheim.
"The defense strategy can be worked out through internal dialogue and ending foreign interference. At the same time, the solution to the problem of the [weapons of the] resistance should be revisited, while taking into consideration the suffering of the Southerners," he added.
Fneish said the incidents in Beirut in May have been exaggerated. "Resistance supporters were defending themselves, and the resistance was defending itself against the decisions of the government," he added.