Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem affirmed on Friday that the Resistance will never relinquish arms as long as the Israeli occupation and aggression is continuous.
In a televised speech on Arbaeen of Imam Hussein a.s. (an occasion marking 40 days on martyrdom of Imam Hussein), Sheikh Qassem said the Resistance will fight a Karbala fight of necessary, voicing confidence of victory.
His eminence warned the Lebanese Government against the “dangerous” decision to disarm the Resistance, taken earlier this month, noting that the government is implementing the Israeli-US order to end the Resistance.
“The Lebanese Government bears full responsibility for any internal strife and for abandoning its duty to defend the land of Lebanon,” Sheikh Qassem addressed crowds in the eastern city of Baalbeck.
He warned: “Either Lebanon stands and we stand united or events will erupt beyond anyone’s control, and you alone will bear the responsibility.”
Occasion of Arbaeen
Sheikh Qassem started his speech by talking about the occasion. He stressed that the Muslim nation is “on the path of salvation, thanks to the jihad and revolution of Imam Hussein a.s.”.
He noted that people “at every milestone have to choice either to be with Imam Hussein (a.s.) or to be with Yazid.”
Talking about the recent history, Sheikh Qassem said: “In the living memory, our choice is to stand with the Hussein of our era, represented by the contributions and stances of Imam Khomeini, followed by Imam Khamenei,” referring to the founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Rohullah Khomeini and the Supreme Leader Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei.
In this context, Sheikh Qassem praised late Hezbollah leaders Sheikh Ragheb Harb, Sayyed Abbas Al-Moussawi and Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, saying they “walked the same path of Imam Khomeini and Imam Khamenei.”
Talking more about confronting tyranny, Sheikh Qassem said: “We are for the liberation of Palestine and against the Yazid of the era represented by the US and Israeli tyrants.”
“The Resistance today is an outgrowth of Karbala,” the Hezbollah S.G. stressed.
2006 Victory Anniversary
As Arbaeen this year coincides with the nineteenth anniversary of 2006 July War, Sheikh Qassem said that the victory “was one of the blessings of Mohammadi-Alawite support, because Allah helped us despite the large number of the enemy.”
“The 2006 victory deterred the enemy for 17 years and prevented it from launching an aggression for fear of the Resistance,” his eminence stated.
The Hezbollah leader thanked Iran, saying that the “Islamic Republic is still on our side and will remain so, just as the flag of Resistance will remain raised.”
Lebanon and Resistance Disarmament
Shifting into the Lebanese affairs, Sheikh Qassem offered condolences over martyrdom of Lebanese Army soldiers in an explosion of Israeli war leftover munitions near the southern town of Zibqin.
“The martyrs are those of the Resistance, the Army and the entire nation.”
Meanwhile, Sheikh Qassem affirmed that the “Resistance needs no warrants,” noting that “there is no Lebanese sovereignty without the Resistance which prevent Israeli invasion and settlements as well as the naturalization of the Palestinian people in Lebanon.”
In this context, the Hezbollah S.G. addressed anti-resistance parties in Lebanon: “We must ask those who don’t resist “where have you been on the Israeli aggression and occupation?”.
He pointed to the facilitations the Resistance has offered so that the Lebanese Army could deploy across south Lebanon.
Citing a poll by the Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation earlier this week, Sheikh Qassem stressed that the majority of Lebanese support the resistance and its continuity.
He lashed out at the Lebanese Government saying it “implements the US-Israeli order to end the Resistance” and “serves the Israeli scheme.”
“The Lebanese Government decision on August 5th was to strip the Resistance, the people, and Lebanon of their defensive weapons during the aggression. It should have extended its control and expelled the Israelis from Lebanon.”
“It’s the Government’s duty to build the country rather than handing it over to the Israeli and US enemies.”
Sheikh Qassem stated that the Government “made a dangerous decision violated coexistence, and exposed the country to major crisis.”
He affirmed that the Resistance “will never surrender its weapons while the aggression continues,” vowing that “we’ll fight a Karbala battle if necessary and we are confident that we’ll be victorious.”
Sheikh Qassem warned that the Lebanese Government “bears full responsibility for any internal strife and for abandoning its duty to defend the land of Lebanon.”
“Either Lebanon stands and we stand united or events will erupt beyond anyone’s control, and you alone will bear the responsibility,” Sheikh Qassem concluded his speech.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
