Soaid Expresses Concern over Lassa Dispute, Refuses Any Settlement
March 14 general secretariat coordinator Fares Soaid said on Monday that the Jbeil District town of Lassa is worried after the assault on a Maronite team tasked with surveying lands and reporters.
Soaid told Free Lebanon radio that the statements of the deputy leader of the Higher Islamic Shiite Council, Abdul Amir Qabalan, proved that this issue is bigger than a dispute over land.
Qabalan said during Friday prayers that documents prove that the land in and around Lassa belongs to its residents. Lassa’s population is mainly Shiite.
“The only solution is to preserve coexistence, the issue is neither to provoke (anyone) nor to create a sectarian division,” Soaid said.
He told the radio station that the state gave up on its tasks to implement the law when it met with Hizbullah’s representative and dragged the Christian church into settlement.
“We understand that the (Maronite) patriarch is keen on preserving the Lebanese and especially the Christians’ rights, and the committee that met at my house on Sunday will visit him to clear things up,” he said.
The official slammed Hizbullah’s attempt to control the area, saying that “the president has to realize the depth of the problem, and Hizbullah that “controlled Lebanon will not stop the attempts” when it comes to Jbeil.
A meeting was held on Sunday at the residence of Soaid in Qartaba in the presence of officials and figures from Jbeil District.
The conferees agreed that the solution is “in implementing the law and rejecting any settlement” over the issue.
They formed a committee to contact President Michel Suleiman and Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi.
An Nahar newspaper reported that Soaid contacted several officials in the March 14-led opposition especially, Phalange party leader Amin Gemayel, LF leader Samir Geagea and MP Butros Harb, in which a joint stance will be announced by the officials.
Over the past two weeks, Hizbullah members prevented a Maronite League team from surveying a land owned by the Maronite Patriarchate in Lassa and broke the cameras of an MTV crew stopping them from carrying out their tasks.
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Who is Soueid to accept or to refuse any settlement ? let him get elected first , then come and speak . In the mean time , Shut it up , like Saad and others did .
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bigdickhead what was qabalan out to prove when he threatened al rahi except that the shiite will use their militia to occupy land that does not belong to them qabalan has shown he's a nothing but a hezb marionette like aoun
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Fares Soaid? Never heard of this guy. Is he an actor? Or the president of the republic? Oh, perhaps he is the Patriarch? Where can I find out more about this "apparently" high-ranking man? Any assistance will be appreciated.
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Blarius, Fares Soaid latest accomplishment was to use his bigdig on General Aoun's fatarse in the municipal elections in Jbeil when the Shiite vote was not in play, Please update your information, glad to be of assistance.
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إلى مجد وأمثاله، ذكرني متى تركتم الصحراء وخيمة البدو يا أغبى الغرباء.
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Christ the Savior reminded us that prayers is a powerful weapon and He also said we are living among wild beasts who are ready every second to devour small Holy Christian Church (BKIRKI and its children maronites people),and that is a big proof that shiites muslims are waging islamic war to conquer Christian lands and take it by any mean possible.
As Christians we must carry Christ's Holy Cross and trust in Christ Emmanuel because in Him there is salvation physically and spiritually.
If we Carry Christ's Cross then that Holy Cross it will Carry US. Just read about Christ's Servant,Saint Charbel, He is in lassa in His Church lands today, tomorrow and everyday til eternity just believe what you don't see.
Christ is Mighty in battle, as HE crushed satan head. Christ will crush anyone that attack his little flock Holy Maronite Church.
your weapon is to pray the rosary daily , as Saint John Paul II said: give me an army that pray the rosary and will change the world. Courage
Jbeil Keserwan Matn and all of Lebanon belongs to Muslims Sayyed Hassan said so