Hizbullah Delegation Meets Qabbani: We are Open to Any Solution that Would Avert Strife
Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani urged on Wednesday the Lebanese to put an end to the “rhetoric of hate” and statements of incitement that would serve to create tensions between them.
He said after meeting with a Hizbullah delegation: “It is necessary for all sides to commit to objective rhetoric that would ease the people’s fears.”
In addition, he called against targeting national figures, because such statements “would negatively affect the people and incite them against each other.”
The political rhetoric in Lebanon had escalated in recent days between Hizbullah and the Mustaqbal movement after Hizbullah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem described the movement as a militia.
The Mustaqbal movement attributed the party’s statements to its fears over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon since it had accused four Hizbullah members of being involved in the assassination of former Premier Rafik Hariri.
“No one can eliminate or impose his will over the other,” the Mufti added.
Hizbullah official Ibrahim al-Sayyed meanwhile stated after the talks: “We are always open to dialogue and any solution that would serve to ease the tensions in Lebanon and avert strife.”
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