Qassem: Lebanon Won't Tolerate Any Breach of Its Oil, Gas
Hizbullah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed Wednesday that “Lebanon will not tolerate whatsoever any breach of its oil, gas, water or territory.”
Lebanon “will remain vigilant in order to regain its full rights, whatever it takes,” Qassem vowed.
He voiced Hizbullah’s support for “the national stance defending these maritime rights” and “the Lebanese government, in the steps and choices it will take to demarcate these borders.”
“We will not be frightened by the Israeli threats and we will not change our stance in adhering to our rights, and Israel knows that its threats against Lebanon are worthless, after the bitter experiences it went through in the face of Lebanon’s steadfastness and vigor,” Hizbullah number two said.
Addressing the thorny issue of the U.N.-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon, Qassem stressed that “there will be no exchange between justice and stability; in other words: we want justice and we want stability, and we don’t accept to separate between them or that one be at the expense of the other.”
Reiterating Hizbullah’s stance, Qassem added: “We consider the tribunal a part of the American-Israel plot, which will go on for years and years, and this tribunal has nothing to do with the assassinations, truth, justice or Lebanon’s future.”
Qassem also hit out at the Mustaqbal Movement without naming it. “We won’t stage a ‘day of anger’ … if some are betting that will be incited and provoked, then they are mistaken.”
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