Qassem Snaps Back at Sfeir, Says Resistance is Lebanon”s Strength
Hizbullah”s Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem lashed out at Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir without naming him, saying "the Resistance is Lebanon”s strength and we will not renounce it … let the screamers scream as they want, we will preserve a strong Lebanon and we will not accept a weak Lebanon anymore".
During his sponsorship of an educational ceremony in Haret Horeik on Friday, Qassem said: "The Resistance accomplished a liberation in 2002 and a victory in 2006, where would Lebanon be without its resistance, army, and people, who stood shoulder by shoulder to combat Israel bravely and sternly?"
Qassem added that "the Resistance is national and not sectarian because it liberated the land, and did not liberate a geographical spot for narrow aims".
Hizbullah”s number two considered that Hizbullah”s resistance is not part of the political game nor a part of the "regional and international bazaar".
On the other hand, Qassem said that all doors were open to form a national unity government, stressing that there was no other option after the formation had been put on the right track, 15-10-5 formula had been agreed on, and the coming of the green light from regional and international powers.
Qassem denounced the "noise that erupts after any transient incident in the South, in the same time that Israel violates the (Lebanese) airspace so many times and aggresses against Lebanon".