Nasrallah Says the Cabinet Will Stay in Power, Strife Should be Deterred
Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed the necessity to cut the road short on strife before it aggravates among the Muslim community and assured that the cabinet will not collapse, As Safir daily reported on Saturday.
“Cutting the road short on strife among Muslims is an utmost priority and obligation,” the newspaper quoted Nasrallah as telling hundreds of academic students on Friday.
Reiterating the role of the state to shoulder responsibility he confirmed that “the government will stay because it is a need for stability.”
The opposition March 14 alliance demand the resignation of the cabinet against the backdrop of the assassination that targeted Internal Security Forces Information Bureau chief Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan in October.
“The seriousness of the stage that Lebanon and the region are passing through call for the need for communication between Lebanese factions,” Nasrallah said.
“There are parties that seek to inflict strife in Lebanon and trigger conflict among Muslims which would only benefit the Israeli enemy. This poses a major joint responsibility for the Lebanese to stop rhetoric that incites sectarianism,” he added.
Reiterating the necessity not to be dragged into strife “incited by some,” he said “On our part we will not be dragged into discord no matter what they do.”
On the role of the resistance in confronting the Israeli enemy, Nasrallah stressed its readiness to do so but at the same time he hailed the role of the army, saying “we want the army to be strong in confronting the enemy and deter any danger therein.”
The Hizbullah chief declared that the party has always been an advocate-of the state “our project is a unified single state. We are no alternative to the state and we will never be. Our interest has always been in the rise of a strong state capable to assume its duties and responsibilities towards the Lebanese.”
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