BEIRUT A conclusive speech by Sheikh Naeem Qasim, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, late on Friday summarized in one phrase: Remove the concept of deactivating the resistance from your dictionary!Sheikh Naeem Qasim described this to those who deceive themselves by intentionally ignoring that the weapons of the resistance must not be a based on media debate or political outbidding!What the Secretary-General of Hezbollah emphasised is that Hezbollahs genuine weapons are in the hands of a smart leadership that will not give up the sacrifices of our martyred forefathers, specifically after the variety of Israeli offenses of the ceasefire arrangement has gone beyond 3,000, resulting in hundreds of martyrs and injuries.Even when the Israeli opponent released an airstrike on the southern residential areas of Beirut in late March, Morgan Ortagus, the Deputy U.S.
Special Envoy to West Asia, clearly defended the ruthless aggression as genuine self-defence! Even more, what the Hezbollah Secretary-General highlighted was that the hostile behaviour and rhetoric of Lebanons proIsrael team is a clear betrayal.Sheikh Qasims speech can be found in response to an unprecedented, organized campaign targeting the resistances genuine weapons, wrongly representing them as the root of Lebanons widespread crises.This is part of a fight for awareness aimed at deteriorating Lebanon and transforming it into a nation under the grace of American tutelage.The Secretary-General firmly insisted that Hezbollahs weapons are not a high-end, nor a method of taking power, however rather are suggested to protect all Lebanese and protect their self-respect in a time of humiliation and subjugation.Sheikh Qasim highlighted that Lebanons finest martyrs have risen to protect this exemplary resistance, and immense sacrifices have been made to perpetuate it.Undeniably, the natural standard of battles for any resistance movement is often an immense victory and sometimes an agonizing experience.
This does not invalidate the legitimacy of weapons nor remove the vital requirement for resistance.Sheikh Qassems message is that whoever truly seeks Lebanons interests ought to come to the dialogue table to discuss an extensive national security strategy that determines friendly and hostile states, and examines a unified vision to secure Lebanons sovereignty from all threats.Last March, State Department representative Tammy Bruce mentioned, As part of the cessation of hostilities agreement, the Lebanese federal government bears duty for disarming Hezbollah.
We expect the Lebanese Armed Forces to disarm these terrorists to prevent more hostilities.In parallel, Washington is likewise exploiting global institutions to push Lebanon.
It has repeatedly hinted that aid to Lebanon is contingent on the disarmament of Hezbollah and even normalization with Israel.For his part, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has threatened that he will not take part in a national dialogue on the resistances weapons, as he believes this is a waste of time.
Rather, Geagea thinks that disarmament must be immediate and implementedwithin six months.This systematic project targeting the Lebanese resistance concentrates on 2 main axes: questioning the resistances narrative and the authenticity of its existence, and challenging the authenticity of its weapons.Further, it is an intentional neglect for the reality that the resistance became a natural and genuine response to the Israeli profession of Lebanese territory, an essential right guaranteed by global law and humanitarian conventions.
This article first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times