Sami Gemayel for Unity to Protect Christian Community
Phalange Party official Sami Gemayel launched a vehement attack on Hizbullah, vowing that the party would defend Lebanon”s Christians against any threats.
Gemayel was obviously referring to the reported deployment by Hizbullah gunmen in the mountainous range of Sannine-Zaarour that overlooks the traditional Christian hinterland in Mount Lebanon.
"We say, to whoever believes that he can set up a foothold in Mount Lebanon, we are the highlanders, we are the children of the resistance," said Gemayel, the younger son of party leader ex-President Amin Gemayel.
"We advise all not to re-awaken the beast that is called Christian resistance that was born 1,500 years ago," added the young Gemayel.
"I tell all the Christians, even those with whom we don”t agree politically, it is time to forget everything and reunite forces … only our unity can protect us," he said.
"We tell all the Christians we want you on our side to reject what is happening in Sannine, to reject the deployment of weapons domestically and to reject mini-states within the state," Gemayel stressed.