Sheikh Qassem: Lebanon No Longer Scene for US Tutelage, Resistance a Major Principle

Hizbullah Secretary General Deputy his Eminence Sheikh Naim Qassem assured that the resistance is no longer a project, it has rather become one of Lebanon's principles and major elements. "Lebanon without the resistance is a weak Lebanon, but today with the resistance, it has become respected worldwide."

During a speech he gave on the fourth night of Ashura, Sheikh Qassem said "True it is that there are many who are not fond of the resistance, but this resistance has become enrooted in Lebanon, in the hearts and minds of the Lebanese, young and old," adding "this resistance has become an integral part of our faith, culture, and life, it has become the air we breathe and without it we cannot survive."
His Eminence iterated the importance of the tripartite formula of the resistance, army, people which is a precedent in the world.

Furthermore, he said that the Resistance will not respond to the criticism against it, stressing that despite the local and regional developments, the party is not fearful over the future. "Any hardship can be resolved as long as we are performing our duties correctly," the Hizbullah official stated. "We are certain that victory will always be on our side," he said.

He renewed the party's accusations of espionage against the American Embassy, saying that it is spying for "Israel" and stirring strife in Lebanon.

Source: Hizbullah Media Relations, translated and edited by moqawama.org