Hezbollah Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, deemed on Tuesday that combating corruption is harder than fighting the Israeli enemy, stressing on combating corruption through an impartial judiciary.
Speaking in an interview with Al-Nour radio station, broadcasted by Al-Manar TV channel, marking the twentieth anniversary of the Resistance and Liberation Day, Nasrallah proposed "the establishment of a special judicial body, which preserves the sectarian balance, and is formed from the most impartial judges of these sects, who would be the martyrs to fight corruption."
Addressing those who are awaiting a revolutionary act, all at once, he said “this is difficult, and needs time," reiterating his call to "fight corruption, but with an impartial judiciary."
The Secretary-General called for "the election of a new political class in the upcoming elections, as one of the solutions and one of the methods of change."
"We must not step on the mine in order to be able to open the road, and there are ways to reach the target, but we do not want to step on the mine," he said.
As for the call for a founding conference, Nasrallah explained that it was meant to develop the Taif Agreement, stressing that the country needs development, but not on the basis of destroying everything and then re-building…He pointed to the “difficulty of change because it needs comprehensive participation, and this is not currently available,” adding that “it is not by force that change takes place."
“We do not want civil war in Lebanon, and we do not want to govern Lebanon…for this country cannot be ruled except with the participation of all, and we are against exclusion and isolation, and against the division of the country on sectarian lines and against civil war, because this is what Israel aspires for," Nasrallah underscored.
Regarding the October 17th Movement, Nasrallah said: "If the demonstrations continued back then without the political classification and attacks that occurred, this movement would have been built upon, but there were those who wanted to take the country elsewhere.”
“The solution to dealing with the economic situation would have occurred had the pressure of the October Movement continued, but when it resorted to the political option, it weakened its pressure, with my indication that most political forces were feeling the pressure,” Nasrallah added.
On the country’s economic situation, the Secretary-General said: "There is a solution to the economic crisis, by getting out of the American grip and heading east," reiterating his call to establish communication with Syria on the market issue, to exchange Lebanese products, and from there on to Iraq.
Referring to the banking sector and its role, Nasrallah indicated that discussion is underway with the owners of the banks, adding that the official authorities should reach solutions with them, while denying all the charges and claims that Hezbollah wishes to destroy the banking sector.
On the relationship with the allies, the Hezbollah Secretary-General assured that there are no disputes in this respect, expressing the Party’s keenness on its relationship with its allies.
He stressed on "the strength of the relationship with the Free Patriotic Movement, which is built on sturdy foundations," hinting that some forces do not want this relationship to continue. Nasrallah also denied what was circulated that FPM Chief, MP Gibran Bassil, had opened with Hezbollah the issue of his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic.
Moving on to speak about the resistance, the Secretary-General referred to its advancement in equipment and military power, emphasizing extreme care for this spirit, recalling that “in the year 2000, there was no national consensus over the resistance, just like today, which means that the resistance did not lose due to the nature of the divisions.”
“The Israeli has begun to admit that those who fought it were distinguished by impulsivity and perseverance," Nasrallah underlined, renewing “confidence in the resistance environment, with keenness on this spirit, and the side of faith, because it is the root of resistance.”
The Secretary-General assured that resistance has been from all parties, not just Hezbollah, stressing on Hezbollah’s more forceful presence in the recent period.
Addressing "those who are in a hurry for the resistance to surrender its weapons,” Nasrallah urged them “to look at this state of deterrence, a deterrence that is the protector of Lebanon,” asking anyone in possession of another method, to come forward and reveal it.
The Secretary-General underlined that any Israeli air strike against Lebanon "will not pass without a response."
“The resistance has seen victory since the very start of its endeavor, and it has worked steadfastly, patiently, and with a long-lasting breath," affirmed Nasrallah, as he commented on the Israeli enemy's reading of the results of this victory, which was evident in the words of most of the enemy's leaders during the past two weeks, and in the Israeli media.
He added: “It is the first time that we read an Israeli text by Ehoda Barak, who was defense minister, and then prime minister, in which he confesses the support of the Gemayel family to reach power, followed by a peace agreement with Israel, and the expulsion of Palestinians from Lebanon to Jordan, so that they would overthrow the Hashemite rule and render Jordan as their alternative homeland.”
Addressing the Jordanian people, Sayyed Nasrallah said: "Just as the Israelis conspired against you; today too, there is conspiracy through the Deal of the Century.”
The Secretary-General went on to state that "the security belt theory established by Israel was to protect its soldiers, and not to protect the Lebanese in the belt, as Ehoda Barak has stated." He reminded that the Israeli goal was to withdraw to the borders, and to keep the Lahd army in the belt, so that fighting becomes among the Lebanese parties, and not with the Israeli enemy. “This was the reason for the complete collapse of the Lahd army,” he said.
Nasrallah commended the model that the resistance presented when liberating the security belt, by not attacking those who were dealing with the Israeli enemy. “This is what led to sparing Lebanon a sectarian civil war," he asserted, calling for "building upon this situation, as it is one of the most important lessons in dealing with people."
The Secretary-General continued to describe Israel as being a "racist country” and “from outside the fabric of the region,” adding that “it was founded on terrorism and has no moral basis, and depends on the relaxed environment, and on Western, especially American, support," hinting that "this support may not continue."
While criticizing the "Arab position" and describing it as "frequent talk", Nasrallah praised the "credibility of the Arab people towards the resistance, which differs from the regimes."
He expressed his belief that "the downfall end of Israel is a matter of time, and that there is no possibility of a cancerous gland remaining," expecting that "the Israelis will carry their belongings and leave to where they came from.”
Sayyed Nasrallah declared that the option to support the resistance of the Palestinian people today is higher than in the previous times, due to the failure of negotiations, considering that the growing strength of the resistance in Gaza, and the transformations in the region, have brought about a balance.
Referring to the Syrian front, Nasrallah said: "The Israeli enemy did not target us at the beginning, and it was providing support to the Syrian armed groups, not all the opposition,” deeming that "Israel’s venturing into a battle between the wars in Syria, was a victory for the axis of the resistance, and this is what made the Israeli resort to air strikes."
Touching on the UNIFIL peace-keeping forces in South Lebanon, the Secretary-General said: “It is customary for the Americans and the Israelis, with every extension of the UNIFIL forces’ mandate, to threaten to stop funding and change the mission of these forces, but this is a sovereign issue.”
He added that Hezbollah is not concerned with reducing the number of the peace-keeping forces or whether or not they wish to leave, without this implying that the Party does not want a good relationship with them. “We are reading what the Israeli wants…and we are watching the change of the mission of these forces, and we ask: why does the Israeli not accept UNIFIL forces on its side?” questioned Nasrallah.
The Hezbollah Secretary-General expected that the Americans would leave the region, saying: "There is a real popular will in Iraq that is working to get the Americans out of it, as well as in Afghanistan, and there are signs of popular resistance in Syria that are taking shape against the Americans."
Nasrallah ruled out any American-Iranian war.
He also ruled out a war between Israel and the resistance at present, warning the Israelis of "the great war that will open all fronts at once, and this is one of the ideas discussed and we may get to it one day, and this major war, if it happens, will be the end of Israel."
"We are before an international scene that will be different from the pre-Corona phase," Nasrallah corroborated.
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