Head of Hezbollah Christian Relations Department Hajj Mohammad Al-Khansa issued on Sunday a statement which condemns the remarks made by the Vice President of the United States JD Vance who claimed that the US supports only the Christians in Lebanon and blamed the Lebanese Resistance for the Israeli attacks on them.
Vance should have made his voice heard when the criminal Zionist soldiers were desecrating Christian and Islamic holy sites and destroying churches and mosques in Lebanon and Palestine, Al-Khansa maintained.
What follows is the full text of the statement:
We strongly condemn the inciting statements made by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance in his answer to a question about the situation of Christians in Lebanon. The statements reveal the racist and sectarian mentality ruling the White House, and confirm the extent of American adoption of the Zionist project in Lebanon and complicity with the Israeli enemy in its ongoing aggression against its people and land.
Vance’s claim of standing with Christians to the exclusion of other Lebanese, and blaming Hezbollah for their exposure to bombing and violence by the Israeli enemy under the pretext of self-defense, is an attempt by advocates of Christian Zionism to give the conflict hateful religious and sectarian dimensions, and to sow strife and division among the people of one homeland. It also constitutes a cheap exploitation of Lebanese suffering and what they endure daily of killing, bombing, and destruction of their homes and fields, with no distinction between Muslim and Christian.
Hezbollah was and will remain committed to the model of coexistence in Lebanon and to the relationship with the various components and sects. This Lebanese model is the opposite of the Zionist-American project in the region.
Vance and his ilk must know well that all Lebanese, with their various sects, affiliations, and regions, were victims of Israeli aggression and its brutal crimes. The Israeli enemy is the first and last one responsible for the tragedies Lebanon is living and that the peoples of the region suffer from, and it is the first and last enemy of the Lebanese people.
Vance should have made his voice heard when the criminal Zionist soldiers were violating Christian and Islamic holy sites and destroying churches and mosques in Lebanon and Palestine.
No matter how much the American administration tries to justify the enemy’s crimes, beautify its image, or cover up its violations, it will not be able to change a fact that has become firmly established: that this enemy is filled with hatred and animosity toward anyone who is different from it, and it has no regard for human, religious, or ethical values.
Source: Al-Manar English Website