Qaouq Calls for 'Strengthening Resistance' as Response to Trump's Move

A senior Hizbullah official announced Sunday that the response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital should be through “reinforcing the resistance approach across the region.”

“Jerusalem is not counting on Arab kings, presidents or summits, but rather on the will of real men and the rifles of the Lebanese and Palestinian resistance movements,” Sheikh Nabil Qaouq, a member of Hizbullah’s Central Council, said.

He warned that Trump’s decision “paves the way for a deal that would usurp the Palestinians’ right to have a state whose capital is Jerusalem as well as their right to return, which would lead to the naturalization of Palestinians in Lebanon.”

Trump’s move “also paves the way for further Israeli aggression against Gaza and the West Bank and more threats against Syria, Lebanon and the region,” Qaouq cautioned.

“Therefore, the nation’s only remaining and successful option is the strategy of the resistance, which is the only recipe that can deter Israel and America,” the Hizbullah official added.

“The response of the resistance to Trump’s decision should be through boosting its military capabilities and reinforcing its project across the region. The effective response to the U.S. decision should be through stoking the spirit of resistance throughout the region,” Qaouq went on to say.