Hizbullah Slams Nasrallah's Critics, Considers Counter-Remarks Worthless
Hizbullah lashed out on Tuesday at critics who slammed the speech of it party leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, describing their remarks as “worthless.”
“For the past three days we read and heard the reactions to Nasrallah's speech, which were far from the reality he conveyed and failed to counter his argument” Hizbullah's media officer Mohammad Afif said in a statement.
The skeptics only caused fuss and justified the assault against the Yemeni people, he pointed out.
“The remarks ignored the essence of (Nasrallah's) speech, which called on the Yemenis to engage in dialogue to reach a political solution far from foreign intervention,” the statement continued.
Afif noted that the party continuously calls for dialogue in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Lebanon.
He stressed that Nasrallah's speech doesn't provoke sedition or call on Yemenis to fight each other, “but merely underlined their right to defend themselves against invaders.”
“The remarks against (Nasrallah's speech) came by weak and bitter sides and don't require any comment by us,” Afif added.
A Saudi-led coalition began bombing Yemen last week, saying it was targeting the Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies.
The Hizbullah chief unleashed a tirade against Saudi Arabia after the offensive over its intervention in Yemen, calling it "surprising and painful," and suggesting Riyadh would suffer a "humiliating defeat" if it didn't resolve the conflict through negotiations.
But the March 14 alliance backed the Saudi campaign.
On Monday, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri hit out anew at Nasrallah, considering his fiery speech reflected a “psychological crisis.”
On Sunday, Asiri issued a statement accusing Nasrallah of misleading the public over the Yemeni crisis and defaming the kingdom.
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