Raad: Ready to Confront “Israeli” Threats, Keen on Internal Stability

Noting that the resistance should therefore remain in constant readiness to thwart any "Israeli" threats, Raad stressed that "Israel" will also fail in destroying the Resistance through the joke that is the politicized Special Tribunal for Lebanon that it being used to eliminate the truth and justice and create strife among the Lebanese."

"We have repeatedly presented before the media the STL's violations since its formation through unconstitutional means, and we wouldn't be surprised if it was employed to impose international hegemony over Lebanon," he remarked.

The MP who is heading a delegation comprised of himself, MP Hassan Fadlallah and Nawwar al-Sahili pointed out that "the resistance is keen on finding solutions to disputes in Lebanon through national dialogue, which it believes is the only way to end the current political divide in the country."

During a seminar in the "Friendship University" in Moscow , Raad emphasized that "the Resistance is not deluded in believing that it can singlehandedly rule a country, even if it was in a position of power."

"As the Resistance in Lebanon is an expression of the Lebanese people's will for liberation, it cannot but assume the national responsibility of maintaining civil peace, stability, and the achievements of the liberation," he said.

"The Resistance gains its legitimacy through the support of the majority of the Lebanese people and its arms have been dedicated to confronting "Israel"," Raad continued.

"Targeting these weapons is done at an "Israeli" request," the MP added.

Addressing the Syrian developments, he stated that: "The United States is pressuring Syria in order to punish it for its opposition to "Israel" and support of the Resistance."

"The United States is not pressuring Syria to implement reform, but it wants to change the balance of power in the region to compensate for the vacuum created by its withdrawal from Iraq and fall of the rule of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak," the MP said.

"Reform in any country can only be implemented through the hands of its people," noted the Hizbullah official.