Hizbullah Snubs Syria: We Don”t Believe in Negotiating with the Enemy
Hizbullah said Friday "no threats or accusations" would prevent its Islamic resistance from acquiring weapons.
Hizbullah MP Hassan Fadlallah outlined the stand in an interview with the Kuwaiti daily al-Rai prior to national dialogue that President Michel Suleiman is to sponsor to tackle such controversial issues as Hizbullah Weapons.
"All accusations and threats cannot limit the resistance capabilities or prevent (practicing of) its right in acquiring all the means," Fadlallah said.
"The resistance has all the capabilities to confront Israel," he added.
Hizbullah, he added, is not concerned about the ongoing negotiations between Syria and Israel through Turkey.
However, Fadlallah declared: "Our basic stand is that Arab rights can only be regained through the resistance and liberation strategy."
"Syria speaks for itself. We don”t believe that this affects our right and duty in defending our homeland. Negotiations are negotiations and the resistance is resistance," he explained.
Fadlallah declared: "We don”t believe in negotiating with the enemy. If some states want to try this option, let them try. The resistance persists irrespective of these negotiations."
The policy statement of Premier Fouad Saniora”s cabinet has "acknowledged the right of the resistance in Liberating Lebanon and defending it," he said.
"Those who expressed reservations over the policy statement do not want to acknowledge this right," Fadlallah concluded.