Nasrallah calls blocking roads, “sin” and ‘unethical”

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Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made another TV appearance via video link to deliver a speech on the occasion marking the Liberation Day.

He tried in his speech to justify the role of resistance by stressing that the state failed in protecting the people of south Lebanon

“The people and leadership of the South have always called on the state to defend them and stop the Israeli aggressions. But the state never responded to these calls.”

” Missing Shia cleric Imam Moussa Sadr had always called on the state and the army to deploy in the South to defend the people of the South, not Israel. But the state did not respond. The state disassociated itself from defending its land. This is why Sadr called on the people to defend themselves and buy weapons.”

“We want to remind you that the people of the South had to buy weapons and carry out their national duty amid the absence of the Lebanese state.”

He stressed that this occasion should be celebrated by all The Lebanese , not only the Shiites.

“This is a celebration for all people, we do not accept that some people consider it a celebration day for a certain sect.”

Kidnapped Lebanese

Nasrallah also addressed the issue of the 11 Lebanese pilgrims who were kidnapped in Syria on way home from Iran

“Today, we also witness a good ending to a sorrowful incident. It was confirmed that the [Lebanese pilgrims that were abducted on Tuesday in Syria] are on their way to the Rafik Hariri International airport.”

He thanked all those who helped in releasing them.

“On behalf of the relatives of the abductees we thank those who contributed to the release.”

“We thank President Michel Suleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Najib Mikati and ( former PM) Future Movement leader Saad Hariri, who made a lot of efforts to release them.”

He also thanked Turkish President Abdallah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for their help in releasing them.

Sin and unethical

Commenting on the blocking of the main roads throughout Lebanon by Hezbollah supporters in the aftermath of the kidnappings he said :

“I also thank all the people who controlled their emotions and responded to our call for calm, wisdom and patience” and added :

“Protesting and blocking roads is useless, this is a sin and it is unethical. What good did it do? The abductors were not Lebanese… who were you trying to pressure? I call all people to abstain from such acts if in the future such an incident would reoccur.”

Air travel only

Nasrallah called on pilgrimage organizers to restrict pilgrims to air travel only

“We also ask those in charge of the pilgrimage trips to stop organizing trips by land. This time people controlled their emotions, next time we do not know what might happen. We ask people to go on pilgrimages by air. ”

Earlier today Lebanon Speaker Nabih Berri also urged Iraq and Iran to limit the pilgrimage for Lebanese Shiites to their holy sites to air travel. According to An Nahar newspaper the speaker contacted Iraqi Ambassador to Lebanon Omar al-Barzanji and Iranian Ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi to demand an end to all visits by land.

He addressed the the abductors by saying :” kidnapping innocent people harms your image and contradicts all you say you are working to achieve.”

commenting on his support to the Syrian regime he told the abductors

“If this kidnapping operation seeks to pressure us into changing our stance, it will not work.”

The Syrian opposition Wednesday condemned the kidnapping of Lebanese Shiite pilgrims near the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and called for their immediate release.

Update: The kidnapped Lebanese will be arriving at Beirut airport on board the private jet of former PM Saad Hariri. The jet reportedly left from Cyprus to pick them up.

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16 responses to “Nasrallah calls blocking roads, “sin” and ‘unethical””

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Is he asking for forgiveness for past sins ?? After all these years ??
    But I begin to think he’s reading this blog … hmmmm .. send by air only. 😉

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar
    5thDrawer

    Is he asking for forgiveness for past sins ?? After all these years ??
    But I begin to think he’s reading this blog … hmmmm .. send by air only. 😉

  3. Crossed Avatar
    Crossed

    Very well said.
    When the state fails, the people must act.
    I hope this will end the useless tire burnings and road blocks.

  4. Crossed Avatar
    Crossed

    Very well said.
    When the state fails, the people must act.
    I hope this will end the useless tire burnings and road blocks.

  5. JS Bach Avatar
    JS Bach

    Aha. That’s why he keeps ordering his minions to do it.

  6. JS Bach Avatar
    JS Bach

    Aha. That’s why he keeps ordering his minions to do it.

  7. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    A statesman makes ¨a lot of effort ¨ and is at the service of his country first!!!!!More statesmen are needed !!!!!!!

  8. Fauzia45 Avatar
    Fauzia45

    A statesman makes ¨a lot of effort ¨ and is at the service of his country first!!!!!More statesmen are needed !!!!!!!

  9. MeYosemite Avatar
    MeYosemite

    Burning tires is a sin but Assad killing civilians is ok?

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe Nastyrallah got hooked on the green bit suddenly. Or the wind blew into his cave ….

  10. MeYosemite Avatar
    MeYosemite

    Burning tires is a sin but Assad killing civilians is ok?

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Maybe Nastyrallah got hooked on the green bit suddenly. Or the wind blew into his cave ….

  11. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    I wonder if Hassan Nasrallah read my comments earlier on this site, I specifically asked what good these riots have done ? I would add to his comments, that it is also a “sin” and “unethical” to hold arms and prevent the army and the police from doing their job. The arms in the hand of Hizbullah (and others as we saw in previous days) have no good purpose at all, their purpose is destructive. These arms create fear in the other parties minds, and fear creates instability, insecurity, lack of trust and hostile reaction, and encourages the other parties to get arms too. The arms in your hands ya Hassan are NOT against any Israeli attack, and are NOT to defend Lebanon or attack Israel. After what happened in 2006, Hizbullah will never ever shoot one single bullet on Israel, because they know that if they do, this time not only ALL the DAHYE but ALL the shiaa villages in the South are going to become football fields. So these arms’ purpose is to control the Lebanese govrnment and nothing else. Ya Hassan, you are logical and reasonable when you want, like in this speech, how come you are not reasonable and logical when it comes to the arms ?

    What is more important: Having arms or having a united people ? Having arms and not let the army have its authority on the 10,452 km or having a strong army and police that apply the rule of law on everybody equally ? What is more important : Having arms or caring about the feeling of insecurity of the sunnis, christians and druzes (your partners in the country) ?

    I hope your advisors are intelligent enough to advise so, and you volunteer to give up your arms and become a civilian party as any other party in Lebanon, before it is too late, like when the Syrian regime falls, which is imminent.

    One last note on the name of your party: Please change it, because involving GOD in your earthly and ungodly activities is really really a SIN and UNETHICAL. 

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      It’s all talk … they are all taking off in Tripoli again, and blocking anything they wish to.

  12. Constantin7 Avatar
    Constantin7

    I wonder if Hassan Nasrallah read my comments earlier on this site, I specifically asked what good these riots have done ? I would add to his comments, that it is also a “sin” and “unethical” to hold arms and prevent the army and the police from doing their job. The arms in the hand of Hizbullah (and others as we saw in previous days) have no good purpose at all, their purpose is destructive. These arms create fear in the other parties minds, and fear creates instability, insecurity, lack of trust and hostile reaction, and encourages the other parties to get arms too. The arms in your hands ya Hassan are NOT against any Israeli attack, and are NOT to defend Lebanon or attack Israel. After what happened in 2006, Hizbullah will never ever shoot one single bullet on Israel, because they know that if they do, this time not only ALL the DAHYE but ALL the shiaa villages in the South are going to become football fields. So these arms’ purpose is to control the Lebanese govrnment and nothing else. Ya Hassan, you are logical and reasonable when you want, like in this speech, how come you are not reasonable and logical when it comes to the arms ?

    What is more important: Having arms or having a united people ? Having arms and not let the army have its authority on the 10,452 km or having a strong army and police that apply the rule of law on everybody equally ? What is more important : Having arms or caring about the feeling of insecurity of the sunnis, christians and druzes (your partners in the country) ?

    I hope your advisors are intelligent enough to advise so, and you volunteer to give up your arms and become a civilian party as any other party in Lebanon, before it is too late, like when the Syrian regime falls, which is imminent.

    One last note on the name of your party: Please change it, because involving GOD in your earthly and ungodly activities is really really a SIN and UNETHICAL. 

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      It’s all talk … they are all taking off in Tripoli again, and blocking anything they wish to.

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