Qabalan, al-Rahi Discuss Lassa Land Dispute
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The Vice President of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council Abdul Amir Qabalan telephoned on Tuesday Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi to discuss the land dispute at the town of Lassa and the nearby areas and ways to end the problem.
On Sunday, three vehicles with tinted car windows forced a police patrol from turning back after trying to end construction work in Lassa in the Jbeil district, An Nahar daily reported Monday.
Last month, locals from the predominantly Shiite village confronted a delegation from the Maronite patriarchate, accompanied by topographical experts, who were surveying lands belonging to the church in line with a judicial order.
The delegation’s visit came following news that illegal structures were being built on archdiocese property.
Following a meeting chaired by al-Rahi in Bkirki, church officials, lawmakers and a delegation from Hizbullah agreed to put an end to construction on disputed land and ask the Internal Security Forces to follow-up on the implementation of the resolution.
The conferees reached an agreement under which the committee tasked with surveying lands would resume its work in two months.
02 August 2011, 16:08
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I prefer to take this matter to the court unless it's a threat to the nation!!!
As far as i know MrQabalan has a bad reputation is his own "tribe"...I don't feel comfortable for this sectarian issue nor the way they want to solve it...
Cheers
02 August 2011, 17:00
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What's the point? This is an obvious Hezbollah's staling tactic as they work on finishing their projects on land that does not belong to them then putting everyone on notice as a fait accompli. Qabalan's word means nothing he can't even keep it as we've seen with the spiritual summit. Besides I thought Hajj Hassan Naim Aoun said that this was not a Shiite Maronite issue.
02 August 2011, 18:24
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When will it be up to the lebanese partisans to address matters in elections rather than by the tribal and religion leaders. We need a secular government, we need a secular state and if there is a need for a resistance we need a secular one too, free of religion, creed, and sect, a resistance by the lebanese for all lebanon
02 August 2011, 18:26
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When will it be up to the lebanese partisans to address matters in elections rather than by the tribal and religion leaders. We need a secular government, we need a secular state and if there is a need for a resistance we need a secular one too, free of religion, creed, and sect, a resistance by the lebanese for all lebanon
02 August 2011, 19:57
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No need to bother, dear Patriarch and Cheikh Qabalan. Doctor Fares Soaid, the Syrian-era-only MP, is here to serve. As one serpent once said about Soaid: he gave up his (very successful) practice to serve the cause (of serving Hariri Mafia...).
