Higher Shia Islamic Council denounces UK decision to blacklist Hizbullah
Source: Nowlebanon.com, 3-7-2008
The Higher Shia Islamic Council strongly denounced the UK's decision on Tuesday to add Hizbullah to its list of terrorist organizations, describing the move as a "flagrant aggression against the Lebanese people's right to resist "Israeli" occupation, which represents the official terrorism long sponsored and supported by Britain."
After a meeting chaired by Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan, the council called on the UK and the West to end "these hostile attitudes" and instead work with Muslims to foster a civilized attitude between peoples of all religions, especially between Muslims and Christians.
Qabalan said the council felt that "extracting the approval of the "Israeli" enemy to return Lebanese prisoners and the bodies of Lebanese and Arab martyrs" was a new victory for Lebanon's resistance.
The agreement, which "Israel" approved on Sunday and Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah officially agreed to on Tuesday, was "a culmination of the historic victory of the July War, which proves once again the need for the Resistance to preserve the nation and its sovereignty, and the pride and dignity of its citizens," the council said.
Qabalan called on all political forces to complete the implementation of the Doha Agreement through the formation of a national unity government and the adoption of an electoral law, which he deemed necessary for dealing with the economic crisis that citizens were suffering.
The Higher Shia Islamic Council urged the Lebanese to "seize this opportunity" and fortify unity and harmony among one another.
The Higher Shia Islamic Council strongly denounced the UK's decision on Tuesday to add Hizbullah to its list of terrorist organizations, describing the move as a "flagrant aggression against the Lebanese people's right to resist "Israeli" occupation, which represents the official terrorism long sponsored and supported by Britain."
After a meeting chaired by Sheikh Abdel Amir Qabalan, the council called on the UK and the West to end "these hostile attitudes" and instead work with Muslims to foster a civilized attitude between peoples of all religions, especially between Muslims and Christians.
Qabalan said the council felt that "extracting the approval of the "Israeli" enemy to return Lebanese prisoners and the bodies of Lebanese and Arab martyrs" was a new victory for Lebanon's resistance.
The agreement, which "Israel" approved on Sunday and Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah officially agreed to on Tuesday, was "a culmination of the historic victory of the July War, which proves once again the need for the Resistance to preserve the nation and its sovereignty, and the pride and dignity of its citizens," the council said.
Qabalan called on all political forces to complete the implementation of the Doha Agreement through the formation of a national unity government and the adoption of an electoral law, which he deemed necessary for dealing with the economic crisis that citizens were suffering.
The Higher Shia Islamic Council urged the Lebanese to "seize this opportunity" and fortify unity and harmony among one another.
