Member of Loyalty to the Resistance Parliamentary bloc, MP Hassan Fadlallah, underlined commitment more than ever to the choice of resistance as necessary to prevent the enemy from “occupying our country, expelling us, and displacing us from this land”.
We have no other choices in Lebanon but to hold on to the elements of strength we possess, while the enemy exceeds all limits to achieve its expansionist goals, which we see around us in the region, MP Fadlallah said, adding, “Therefore, what protects our land here in Bint Jbeil and in all these villages and towns, especially in the south of the Litani, and prevents its occupation, is the presence of this resistance and the presence of this great momentum of the blood of these martyrs in the veins of their children and brothers among the resistors who are ready to defend their country.”
MP Fadlallah’s speech came during the massive celebration held by Hezbollah on the annual anniversary of the martyrs of the city of Bint Jbeil at the Ahl al-Bayt complex in the city, in the presence of a group of scholars, figures, families of martyrs, and residents.
MP Fadlallah said: “The resistance has handed over the reins to the state so that it can fulfill its duties in responding to the attacks within the framework of the ceasefire, and it is the party concerned with following up on the commitment to implement it. We know that there is pain and suffering from the enemy’s constant attempts to target stability, security, and people’s lives in Lebanon, but at this stage, we put the state at the forefront so that it can fulfill its duties, and it is responsible for its people and its commitments that were included in the ministerial statement of the government. Unfortunately, until now, this state is either incapable or ignores and overlooks, and some of its members are even more than that. However, for us, this does not change the stance that the government must bear full responsibility.”
He added: “We have witnessed attacks even near the hospital and around schools, because this enemy does not take into consideration any human or moral standards towards people.”
He continued: “These attacks are additional evidence, and we do not need evidence, but I say it is additional evidence for the state that this enemy cannot be confronted only with official condemnations. Rather, the government has many means that it can resort to at political, diplomatic, and international levels to pressure those who sponsored this agreement to stop these attacks, this violation, and this humiliation of the country’s dignity and sovereignty. It has many options if it decides to act as a state and a government responsible for its people and not to deal with this pure and sacred blood with a kind of disdain or sometimes lifting of objections in some positions.”
Regarding the issue of reconstruction, MP Fadlallah said: “We worked through the budget to have clear allocations and specific amounts, even if only as a first stage, to rebuild the destroyed homes, and this is the responsibility of the government. Our stance will be firm in the parliament if the file of reconstruction is not one of the basic items in this budget. This is the responsibility of the state, and it has the financial capabilities that enable it to start, even if only with the first step, because the issue is a matter of principle for us. There is an international political decision that has local extensions to prevent reconstruction, especially in the south, and this is a battle we will fight until the end within the state’s institutions, and we will not exempt it from its responsibilities ever.”
Hezbollah, he said, is committed to its responsibilities, commitments, and pledges in all the steps it has announced regarding reconstruction, especially in the first stage, which includes shelter and repair, and this path will continue, God willing, at the appropriate time, and it is not abandoned at all.
Regarding the parliamentary elections, MP Fadlallah said: “Some parties want to amend the current law under the title of electing expatriates for the 128 deputies, but for us, there is a current law, and the government is responsible for implementing it and issuing the necessary implementing decrees. It will not be amended according to what some forces want to change the internal equation. Any amendment to this law must move forward, not backward. There is a draft law before the electoral committee to apply the constitution in Article 22, which stipulates the election of a parliamentary council outside the sectarian quota and the establishment of the Senate. Whoever wants to prove that they are the popular majority in Lebanon must accept the application of the sectarian system and the current constitution and move towards a modern electoral law outside the sectarian quota. Then, the popular majority elects a parliament, forms a government, and governs.”
Source: Al-Manar English Website
