Beirut Witnesses another Spectacle of National Unity
Source: Al-Manar TV, 30-10-2008
... The southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed on Thursday another spectacle of national unity, transforming the opening of the Imam al-Sadeq (peace be upon him) religious center into a gatherer occasion aimed at consolidating union and solidarity among all Lebanese people.
The ceremony was attended by various political and religious prominent figures, at the top of which were Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Hizbullah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem , Mufti of the Lebanese Republic Sheikh Mohammad Rachid Qabbani, Deputy Head of the Higher Islamic Shi'ite Council Sheikh Abd el-Amir Qabalan. Also remarkable was that the head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt attended the meeting among others.
Berri, Sheikh Qassem and Sheikh Qabalan delivered speeches, mainly focusing on the serious need to consolidate unity and encourage reconciliations between rival factions as the means to reject foreign plots against the country and defeat sedition.
BERRI WARNS AGAINST TRANSFORMING LEBANON INTO ELECTORAL FRONTLINES!
Speaking during the opening ceremony, Berri reiterated that the national defense strategy was crucial to confront attacks and occupation. "Opening this complex comes to follow the pattern of supporting the cultural system, establishing intellectual boundaries between the Resistance and terrorism and spreading awareness on "Israeli" greediness in Lebanese and Arab waters," Berri said.
The Speaker reiterated his ultimate support for reconciliations, but warned against dividing Lebanon into security zones or electoral frontlines and against forcing citizens in electoral districts into a cold war based on affiliations.
"It is time to take reform initiatives to move from a phase of power to the phase of state in compliance with the Taif Accord and Constitution," Berri said.
He renewed his confidence in the Lebanese Army and the plan set by the Central Security Council but firmly called for non-politicizing
security measures. He stressed that Tripoli and the North were victims of terrorism and not bases.
The calls for unity were not limited to the Lebanese but extended to the whole Arab community. In particular, according to the Parliament Speaker, Palestinians need to unite. "Having "Israel" as an enemy was more than sufficient," Berri said, calling on Palestinians to achieve offer concessions in order to achieve unity between them.
"Otherwise, all the Palestinians' hopes of establishing the Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital, would be a mere Arab composition that could not transform into reality."
Berri denounced once again the incurrence of Iraq's Christians and displacing them, revealing that Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa finally started contacts to invite Arab Ministers of Religious Endowments to an urgent meeting tackling the issue. "Whoever harms the Christian presence must be "Israeli" or at least an agent working for "Israel's" interest," Berri asserted.
SHEIKH QASSEM: SAYYED NASRALLAH, HARIRI MEETING SLAP IN FACES OF FRIVOLOUS PEOPLE
Meanwhile, Sheikh Qassem stressed that Lebanon was a country for all Lebanese without exception. "When we call for unity, we're actually rejecting monopolization by any faction over the others," his eminence pointed out, calling on Lebanese to organize their political differences under the Taef agreement.
Sheikh Qassem hailed the summit meeting that joined on Sunday Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Future movement MP Saad Hariri as an important meeting. He said that the meeting constituted a fierce slap in the faces of all frivolous people who seek to impose sedition between Lebanese co-citizens. "To those we say that you cannot have a life among us, your schemes cannot pass through our conflicts," Sheikh Qassem said.
"Sayyed Nasrallah and Hariri meeting marks the beginning of a new era that would be filled with different reconciliations," Sheikh Qassem highlighted, adding that this meeting was not a formal reconciliation. "Rather, it's a path aimed at organizing political differences and rejecting sedition," his eminence asserted.
Hizbullah Deputy Secretary General called Lebanese to learn from previous experiences, stressing that Lebanon's strength was, in a major part, incorporated in the strength of its Resistance, Army and People."
SHEIKH QABALAN: CONFLICTS ARE WILD, SAVAGE
Sheikh Qabalan also addressed the audience, calling to build a civilian, progressive, developed, cultivated society.
His eminence stressed that conflicts were wild, savage, barbarian. "Agreement is, on the other hand, wisdom, sagacity, brightness," Sheikh Qabalan noted.
... The southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, witnessed on Thursday another spectacle of national unity, transforming the opening of the Imam al-Sadeq (peace be upon him) religious center into a gatherer occasion aimed at consolidating union and solidarity among all Lebanese people.
The ceremony was attended by various political and religious prominent figures, at the top of which were Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Hizbullah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem , Mufti of the Lebanese Republic Sheikh Mohammad Rachid Qabbani, Deputy Head of the Higher Islamic Shi'ite Council Sheikh Abd el-Amir Qabalan. Also remarkable was that the head of the Democratic Gathering MP Walid Jumblatt attended the meeting among others.
Berri, Sheikh Qassem and Sheikh Qabalan delivered speeches, mainly focusing on the serious need to consolidate unity and encourage reconciliations between rival factions as the means to reject foreign plots against the country and defeat sedition.
BERRI WARNS AGAINST TRANSFORMING LEBANON INTO ELECTORAL FRONTLINES!
Speaking during the opening ceremony, Berri reiterated that the national defense strategy was crucial to confront attacks and occupation. "Opening this complex comes to follow the pattern of supporting the cultural system, establishing intellectual boundaries between the Resistance and terrorism and spreading awareness on "Israeli" greediness in Lebanese and Arab waters," Berri said.
The Speaker reiterated his ultimate support for reconciliations, but warned against dividing Lebanon into security zones or electoral frontlines and against forcing citizens in electoral districts into a cold war based on affiliations.
"It is time to take reform initiatives to move from a phase of power to the phase of state in compliance with the Taif Accord and Constitution," Berri said.
He renewed his confidence in the Lebanese Army and the plan set by the Central Security Council but firmly called for non-politicizing
security measures. He stressed that Tripoli and the North were victims of terrorism and not bases.
The calls for unity were not limited to the Lebanese but extended to the whole Arab community. In particular, according to the Parliament Speaker, Palestinians need to unite. "Having "Israel" as an enemy was more than sufficient," Berri said, calling on Palestinians to achieve offer concessions in order to achieve unity between them.
"Otherwise, all the Palestinians' hopes of establishing the Palestinian state, with Jerusalem as its capital, would be a mere Arab composition that could not transform into reality."
Berri denounced once again the incurrence of Iraq's Christians and displacing them, revealing that Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa finally started contacts to invite Arab Ministers of Religious Endowments to an urgent meeting tackling the issue. "Whoever harms the Christian presence must be "Israeli" or at least an agent working for "Israel's" interest," Berri asserted.
SHEIKH QASSEM: SAYYED NASRALLAH, HARIRI MEETING SLAP IN FACES OF FRIVOLOUS PEOPLE
Meanwhile, Sheikh Qassem stressed that Lebanon was a country for all Lebanese without exception. "When we call for unity, we're actually rejecting monopolization by any faction over the others," his eminence pointed out, calling on Lebanese to organize their political differences under the Taef agreement.
Sheikh Qassem hailed the summit meeting that joined on Sunday Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Future movement MP Saad Hariri as an important meeting. He said that the meeting constituted a fierce slap in the faces of all frivolous people who seek to impose sedition between Lebanese co-citizens. "To those we say that you cannot have a life among us, your schemes cannot pass through our conflicts," Sheikh Qassem said.
"Sayyed Nasrallah and Hariri meeting marks the beginning of a new era that would be filled with different reconciliations," Sheikh Qassem highlighted, adding that this meeting was not a formal reconciliation. "Rather, it's a path aimed at organizing political differences and rejecting sedition," his eminence asserted.
Hizbullah Deputy Secretary General called Lebanese to learn from previous experiences, stressing that Lebanon's strength was, in a major part, incorporated in the strength of its Resistance, Army and People."
SHEIKH QABALAN: CONFLICTS ARE WILD, SAVAGE
Sheikh Qabalan also addressed the audience, calling to build a civilian, progressive, developed, cultivated society.
His eminence stressed that conflicts were wild, savage, barbarian. "Agreement is, on the other hand, wisdom, sagacity, brightness," Sheikh Qabalan noted.
