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12 November 2009
BEIRUT: Hizbullah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called on Wednesday for further cooperation among Arab and Islamic states urging them to adopt a resistance strategy to counter Israeli threats while he did not fully dismiss the possibility of an upcoming Israeli war against Lebanon. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, Nasrallah underscored his party’s commitment to the success of the new Cabinet, adding that all parties should cooperate to meet the social and economic needs of the Lebanese people.
Speaking on the occasion of “Martyr’s Day,” which Hizbullah celebrates on November 11 of each year, Nasrallah stressed Wednesday that the recent Israeli threats and psychological warfare against Lebanon was subject to one of two interpretations. Nasrallah said the threats were either a preparation for an upcoming battle or a domestic message to Israeli leaders signaling the difficulty of such conflict.
“I do not deny or confirm an upcoming war,” Nasrallah said, while he vowed to defeat the Israeli Army in any challenges.
“[Israeli Army commander] Gabi Ashkenazi’s statements that Hizbullah possesses thousands of missiles with a range that surpass 350 kilometers could be an excuse to launch a new war or an indication of no future confrontation given the readiness of the resistance,” Nasrallah said.
He emphasized that any Israeli ground invasion would be an opportunity for the resistance to destroy the Israeli Army units and kill or capture his soldiers given south Lebanon’s favorable geography to resistance operations.
The Sayyed also urged for further cooperation among regional powers in order to face Israeli threats as he praised Turkey’s positive role in the region and its establishment of strategic ties with Syria and Iran.
Nasrallah also called for a Saudi-Iranian rapprochement while praising Syrian President Bashar Assad for his support to resistance movements in Leba-non and Gaza.
“We thank President Bashar Assad for his stance at Turkey’s Economic summit where he voiced support for the resistance movements and embraced the resistance choice and we urge the entire Islamic world to adopt that choice,” Nasrallah said.
Nasrallah called on Arab leaders to adopt the resistance’s choice rather than awaiting American intervention, as he accused the US administration of bringing unconditional support to Israel.
“Eighteen years of Israeli-Palestinian talks proved theire failure according to confessions by leading Palestinian negotiators,” he said. “All illusions by some Arabs following the election of US President Barak Obama fell apart as the latter proved fully committed to preserve Israeli interests,” Nasrallah added.
Nasrallah added that the US claims of forcing Israel into halting its settlement activities prior to the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations were no more than a pre-planned diversion.
“The US did not impose on Israel to freeze construction of new settlements prior to the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations but rather imposed on the Palestinians to resume negotiations without pre-conditions,” Nasrallah said.
Tackling Lebanese domestic affairs, Nasrallah stressed his party’s commitment to the success of the new “governmental experience” as he called on all parties to cooperate and work in harmony in order to serve Lebanon’s best interests.
“We call on the new Cabinet to work in harmony and cooperation rather than be one formed of bunkers,” Nasrallah said.
He added that the Cabinet’s top priorities should be to address the social and economic needs of the Lebanese people while major issues subject to debate should be left to discussions during national dialogue sessions to avoid hindering the Cabinet’s functions.
“We urge for patience before putting forward major topics for discussion in order to allow time for the new Cabinet to settle in so as to facilitate its work,” Nasrallah said.
Nasrallah also called on political parties to put forward objective and feasible goals rather than unachievable expectations in order to earn the trust of the Lebanese people.
As for the Cabinet’s policy statement, Nasrallah tackled the issue briefly saying its formulation faced no complications.
Concluding his speech, Nasrallah accused the Israelis of attempts to corrupt the Lebanese society by promoting drug sales and abuse among the young aged population.
“I call on Lebanese official authorities to declare a full scale war against drug promotion on media, cultural, security and judicial levels,” Nasrallah said.
Nasrallah urged the Lebanese government to fight the newly emerging wide spread of drug sales among university and schools students as he underscored that drug dealers should face severe punishment.
“We reject, based on a religious principle, the promotion of drug sales even in the Israeli enemy society since it contradicts our values,” Nasrallah said, adding that “Israeli claims Hizbullah of such actions are no more than lies.”
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