Rifi: Hizbullah's Rhetoric Aggravates Hostility, Does Not Build a Nation
Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi stressed on Thursday that Hizbullah's rhetoric pushes for additional tension in the country and does not help in building a nation, the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat reported.
“Hizbullah's logic pushes for more hostility and does not build a country,” said Rifi in an interview with the daily.
“Building nations can only succeed when based on preserving the rights of all,” he added, expressing regret that “Iran and its allies in the region, like Hizbullah, do not read history to learn their lessons.”
“The Lebanese have lived a history of assassinations with Hizbullah. It is unacceptable for the party to reach the limits of determining who has the right to enter the country and who does not,” added the Minister.
Hizbullah MP Mohammed Raad had waged a blistering attack on Mustaqbal chief MP Saad Hariri without naming him on Monday, saying “those who are suffering from bankruptcy in their exile must not find a place to return to in Lebanon in order to rob the country once again.”
”No matter what arms they possess, that does not mean that Lebanon has become an Iranian farm. Lebanon's ineptitude is an Arab one and it will not change," Rifi added.
“Lebanon will never be Persian or any thing else. Some parties seem to be drunk with the ecstasy of their weapons. To those we say, you have crossed all the lines. We are partners in rights and duties, and your weapons will not give you additional capacity to take over the rights of others."
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M.T.
over 9 years
As if Rifi were a regular civilians talking about gun control, he carries a firearm all of his bodyguards carries them and his salafis in Nusra/Isis carries them.
Yet he talks about Arab this and that. Arab culture is for garbage only, look what the arabs became.
Iran that are persians cares more about occupied Arab lands than the arabs themselves.
Ya3ni arab jarab.
over 9 years
well said persian
over 9 years
go back to your country Iran and live there. People of your kind are not welcome in Lebanon
over 9 years
Naharnet deleted my comment for unknown reasons. Now wasen't it you so called phalangists that condemned arabs and called yourselves phonecians?
Now because Geagea gets Gulf oil dollars you suddenly love Arabhood.
over 9 years
Indeed they have divided the country...destroyed national unity and the living together....and continue promoting war and hatred...
over 9 years
God is Love and doesn't need an armed party!!!
over 9 years
Mr. Rifi, Hezbollah is not interested in building a Lebanese nation. It has already built its iranian shia nation with its own army, port, and airport.
over 9 years
@barry
What if one day they come and say : "forgive us, we made a mistake. We want to be part again of the whole nation and help building the most beautiful place in the world"???
over 9 years
No. I am not naive. I believe in miracles and Lebanon is one.
over 9 years
do you have a copy of these instructions?
over 9 years
I love your comments...always factual and logical.
Ah ça c'est sûr !