Hizbullah Criticizes U.N. Israeli Biased Stance
Hizbullah MP Hassan Fadlallah criticized United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon”s recent remarks concerning the party.
"He is alerted the international organization for the sake of Israel”s security, while he keeps silent regarding the massacres committed by the enemy against Lebanese and Palestinians," Fadlallah.
In a press conference Saturday for the Dentists Syndicate in the southern suburb of Beirut Fadlallah said: "the U.N. could not protect civilians that sought refuge in one of its quarters. This indicates failure and incapability in being able to play its role in maintaining international peace, security and in protecting civilians that seek its refuge."
Regarding the June parliamentary elections, Fadlallah said that this is an important political event for re-producing political authority "because the parliamentary majority is the one that defines the nature of the next government, but not Lebanon”s identity, position or fate."
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon expressed concern about Hizbullah operations outside Lebanese territories, saying interference in another country”s internal affairs constitutes a violation of sovereignty.
Despite major steps forward in the implementation of resolution 1559, "Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias continue to threaten the stability of the country," Ban said in his six-month report to the U.N. Security Council Thursday.
He also expressed concern about the possibility of violations of an embargo on arms smuggling through the Syrian border, saying Hizbullah continues to claim that it has acquired more advanced military technology.
He said Hizbullah continues to possess huge military infrastructure capabilities, in clear violation of 1559.
In the 9th report on 1559, the U.N. chief also said he was worried about statements made by the Hizbullah leadership during the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, in which it urged the Egyptian army to back Hamas fighters.
Such remarks "reveal that Hizbullah operates outside Lebanese territories," according to Ban.
"I condemn the unjustified interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country," he stressed, saying the disarming of Hizbullah and its transformation to a political party are necessary for Lebanon to regain its full sovereignty and political independence.
That”s why Ban urged all parties that have influence on Hizbullah, in particular Iran and Syria, "to encourage this process."
He also touched in his report on the issue of the alleged Hizbullah cell seized in Cairo for planning attacks in Egyptian territories.
The Secretary-General reiterated that the presence of arms and training carried out by different militias across Lebanon constitute a challenge to the Lebanese Armed Forces.