Qabalan Lashes Out at Sfeir, Says those who Shed Blood Deserve Loyalty Honors
Shiite Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Qabalan on Friday snapped back at Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir without naming him, saying Hizbullah fighters deserve medals of honor for serving Lebanon.
"Those who talk about a majority that rules and a minority that opposes and make accusations against Hizbullah … should be aware that those who shed blood for Lebanon”s honor and the dignity of the Lebanese deserve medals of belonging and loyalty," Sheikh Qabalan said during Friday prayers at Imam Hussein bin Ali mosque in Bourj al-Barajaneh.
His stance came a day after Sfeir said that Hizbullah served the interests of Iran more than those of Lebanon.
The Maronite patriarch also said the majority and the minority could not meet in the same cabinet and added that some local parties were relying on foreign powers to make parliamentary and ministerial gains.
Qabalan also urged all forces to make more concessions for the sake of Lebanon. "Any position or any gain has no meaning if the fate of the country is under threat."
Meanwhile, Sfeir”s visitors quoted him as saying on Friday that his statement the day before came as part of his national stances and comments made during his sermons.