Raad: Offensive on Gaza proved that Resistance was the only possible defense strategy

15-01-2009

Head of the Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Mohammad Raad said that the "Israeli" offensive on Gaza proved that Resistance was the only possible defense strategy. The MP also said that the "Israeli" attack on Gaza had repercussions on Lebanon as well as on the Arab region. "I expect problems and nobody knows to where they may lead. The Arab people are angry at their regimes," he said.

Hizbullah is to request the expansion of participants in the next round of national dialogue, after which the party would present its defense strategy, he added.
In an interview with the al-Ousbou al-Arabi (Arab Weekly) daily to be published Friday, Raad said that the Zionist enemy was heading toward terminating the Palestinian cause. Yet once "Israel" failed, he said, they will resort to Jordan or to linking Gaza to Egypt.

Raad also said that Resistance in Lebanon added to the people's self-confidence through their ability to confront "Israel". "The Resistance does what conditions allow it to do without dispersing its points of strength," he said.

And on Hizbullah's stance against the launching of rockets from South Lebanon into "Israel", he replied, "We adopted what was issued by the cabinet in this regard. The Resistance has enough maturity and wisdom to decide what serves the interest of the Lebanese situation and helps the Palestinian population."

Raad clarified that Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah had not declared an attack on Egypt. "We request all Arab regions do their duties," he said. However, he said, Egypt was the only state that could take quick action to help the people of Gaza.

Raad also voiced his belief in the need to hold Lebanon's parliamentary elections on June 7, 2009, as scheduled.