Nasrallah Rejects 'Submission' in KSA Row, Says Hizbullah Not Dominating Lebanon
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday said he does not want to “escalate” things in the diplomatic row with Saudi Arabia but stressed that Lebanon should reject “submission and humiliation.”
“Saudi Arabia stirred the latest crisis with Lebanon and we want things to calm down,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech marking Hizbullah’s Martyr Day.
Noting that Information Minister George Kordahi “did not attack anyone and did not use harsh terms,” Nasrallah said the Saudi reaction was “very, very exaggerated and incomprehensible.”
“The same remarks had been voiced by Arab and international officials,” he pointed out.
“Saudi Arabia, which claims to be an Islamic country, did not react to the insulting of the Prophet by officials in several countries,” he said.
“Saudi Arabia presents itself as a friend of Lebanon and the Lebanese people and it has a problem with Hizbullah, which we acknowledge, but is this how friends deal with their friends?” Nasrallah wondered.
He added that the resignation of former foreign minister Charbel Wehbe over remarks that also infuriated Saudi Arabia was a “mistake” that “opened the door to the current pressures.”
Noting that the possible “resignation or sacking” of Kordahi should not happen in “a sovereign, free, dignified and honorable state,” Nasrallah said such a move would not “solve the problem.”
“To those who have called on the information minister to put national interest first, is national interest in heeding anything requested by foreign forces? The Saudi demands and conditions are endless in Lebanon and does national interest lie in submission and humiliation?” Hizbullah’s leader added.
Nasrallah also charged that Saudi Arabia “wants its allies in Lebanon to fight a civil war against Hizbullah,” adding that some of his group’s rivals in Lebanon are against such a scheme while some of them lack the ability to implement it.
“The Saudi foreign minister himself acknowledged that his problem with Lebanon is with Hizbullah, especially regarding the Yemeni issue, and Saudi claims about Iranian occupation of Lebanon are silly,” he went on to say.
Rejecting accusations by the Saudi FM about Hizbullah’s “domination” of Lebanon, Nasrallah said: “There are forces that are much less stronger than us who have bigger influence over the state, especially over the judiciary.”
“Are we a party that is dominating Lebanon while we are unable to influence the recusal of a judge from a certain file?” Nasrallah added, referring to his party’s demand that Judge Tarek Bitar be removed from the Beirut port blast case over alleged “bias.”
“Are we a party that is dominating Lebanon while we’re unable to bring diesel ships to Lebanese shores and while no one listens to us about restoring coordination and ties with Syria and the Orient?” Nasrallah went on to say.
“We are influential in Lebanon but we are not dominating the country. Others have more influence over the Lebanese state, institutions and army,” he said.
Commenting on media reports, Nasrallah said tt is not true that Iran asked Riyadh to “talk to Hizbullah” about Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
“If you want to stop the war, the only way for that is that you accept ceasing fire and lifting the siege,” Nasrallah added, addressing the Saudis.
“The victories in Yemen were created by Yemeni leaders and brains and by Yemeni miracles and a divine victory,” Nasrallah stressed, denying that his group is playing a role in any Houthi advances.
As for the tensions with Israel, Nasrallah said that “for the first time in the history of this entity, it is afraid of Lebanon.”
“It is afraid that Lebanon might invade parts of its north,” he said.
“Israel is anxious over Lebanon, Palestine and the region, in addition to its existential concerns,” Nasrallah charged.
Turning to domestic files, Hizbullah’s leader called for “pacification on the judicial verdicts over the latest clashes in Lebanon,” adding that his party is “open to dialogue.”
“We’re continuing our follow-up of the investigations into the Tayyouneh massacre that was deliberately committed by the Lebanese Forces party,” he said.
“Claims that there is a bargain between the Beirut port blast case and the Tayyouneh massacre are totally baseless,” he emphasized.
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11 November 2021, 17:02
Nasrallah: Claims that there is a bargain between the Beirut port blast case and the Tayyouneh massacre are totally baseless.
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11 November 2021, 17:01
Nasrallah: We’re continuing our follow-up of the investigations into the Tayyouneh massacre that was deliberately committed by the Lebanese Forces party.
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11 November 2021, 17:00
Nasrallah: We call for pacification on the judicial verdicts over the latest clashes in Lebanon and we’re open to dialogue.
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11 November 2021, 16:58
Nasrallah to Saudis: If you want to stop the war, the only way for that is that you accept ceasing fire and lifting the siege.
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11 November 2021, 16:57
Nasrallah: The victories in Yemen were created by Yemeni leaders and brains and by Yemeni miracles and a divine victory.
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11 November 2021, 16:54
Nasrallah: The Saudi foreign minister himself acknowledged that his problem with Lebanon is with Hizbullah, especially regarding the Yemeni issue, and Saudi claims about Iranian occupation of Lebanon are silly.
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11 November 2021, 16:52
Nasrallah: There are forces that are much less stronger than us who have bigger influence over the state, especially over the judiciary.
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11 November 2021, 16:51
Nasrallah: Are we a party that is dominating Lebanon while we’re unable to bring diesel ships to Lebanese shores and no one listens to us about restoring coordination and ties with Syria and the Orient?
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11 November 2021, 16:49
Nasrallah: Are we a party that is dominating Lebanon while we are unable to influence the recusal of a judge from a certain file?
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11 November 2021, 16:48
Nasrallah: It is not true that Iran asked Riyadh to talk to Hizbullah about Ansarullah.
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11 November 2021, 16:36
Nasrallah: Hizbullah lacks the ability to remove a judge.
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11 November 2021, 16:34
Nasrallah: We are influential in Lebanon but we are not dominating the country. Others have more influence over the Lebanese state, institutions and army.
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11 November 2021, 16:34
Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia wants its allies in Lebanon to fight a civil war against Hizbullah.
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11 November 2021, 16:29
Nasrallah: We know the Saudi role during the July War and its incitement for Israel.
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11 November 2021, 16:25
Nasrallah: Charbel Wehbe's resignation was a mistake in our opinion and it opened the door to the current pressures.
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11 November 2021, 16:22
Nasrallah: Syria did not request apologies from those who insulted it in Lebanon as a precondition for the passage of gas and electricity through its territory.
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11 November 2021, 16:20
Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia presents itself as a friend of Lebanon and the Lebanese people and it has a problem with Hizbullah, which we acknowledge, but is this how friends deal with their friends?
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11 November 2021, 16:19
Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia, which claims to be an Islamic country, did not react to the insulting of the Prophet by officials in several countries.
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11 November 2021, 16:17
Nasrallah: The same remarks had been voiced by Arab and international officials.
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11 November 2021, 16:17
Nasrallah: The Saudi reaction to Kordahi's statements was very exaggerated.
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11 November 2021, 16:15
Nasrallah: Kordahi did not attack anyone and did not use harsh terms.
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11 November 2021, 16:14
Nasrallah: We want things to calm down in the crisis with Saudi Arabia.
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11 November 2021, 16:14
Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia stirred the latest crisis with Lebanon.
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11 November 2021, 16:13
Nasrallah: We in Hizbullah look forward to the rise of a Lebanese state that enjoys true sovereignty and which rejects foreign dictations.
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11 November 2021, 16:12
Nasrallah: Lebanon has managed to remain resilient due to the blood of the martyrs.
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11 November 2021, 16:11
Nasrallah: So far, the Lebanese state has rejected the U.S. dictations regarding border demarcation.
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11 November 2021, 16:09
Nasrallah: The U.S. has significant influence in Lebanon and in state institutions.
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11 November 2021, 16:09
Nasrallah: We do not claim to have fully liberated Lebanon of U.S. hegemony.
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11 November 2021, 16:02
Nasrallah: For the first time in the history of this entity, it is afraid of Lebanon. It is afraid that Lebanon might invade parts of its north.
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11 November 2021, 16:01
Nasrallah: Israel is anxious over Lebanon, Palestine and the region, in addition to its existential concerns.
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11 November 2021, 16:00
Nasrallah: We have prevented full U.S. hegemony over Lebanon.
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11 November 2021, 16:00
Nasrallah: We have prevented civil war in Lebanon.
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11 November 2021, 15:59
Nasrallah on UAE FM's visit to Syria: Arabs have acknowledged Syria's victory and the defeat of the Arab scheme.
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11 November 2021, 15:58
Nasrallah to Lebanese rivals: What are your achievements?
11 November 2021, 16:04
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The day this evil Iranian sectarian terrorist is brutally and violently murdered is the day we celebrate our true independence.
11 November 2021, 16:30
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Nasrallah: We in Hizbullah look forward to the rise of a Lebanese state that enjoys true sovereignty and which rejects foreign dictations.
You don't build a state by boasting you have 100,000 thugs and are prepared to use them against the Lebanese people.
You don't build a state when you sabotage government work and hold the government hostage unless your demands are met.
You don't build a state by requesting the removal of a judge otherwise you paralyze the country under threat of arms.
You are evil, corrupt, and have zero credibility. A terrorist and a traitor best describe who you are.
11 November 2021, 16:35
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نصرالله: سؤال للسعودية "هيك الصديق يتصرف مع صديقو؟"۔
No, a friend like you sends his terrorists to train other terrorists to fire long range missiles at your friend's house.
11 November 2021, 16:57
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Why isn't this bearded thug in jail yet? Oh wait he is hiding in the sewers of dahia on most likely illegal land grab and illegal building yet he wants to build a state? This guy is becoming the joke of the century!
11 November 2021, 17:42
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Nasrallah: Saudi Arabia, which claims to be an Islamic country, did not react to the insulting of the Prophet by officials in several countries.
This guys just cannot stop lying. I wonder if he told the truth will he burst in flames? I don't think we'll ever know.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2006/1/26/saudi-envoy-recalled-from-denmark
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/27/saudi-arabia-condemns-prophets-cartoons-ami-france-turkey-row
11 November 2021, 17:58
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Nasrallah: We have prevented civil war in Lebanon.
The only people who drudge up the threats of a civil war whenever things are not going their way are this guy and this foreign militia. I wonder who is he cheering for today during the World Cup 2022 Qualifiers Lebanon vs Iran?
11 November 2021, 20:14
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"Nasrallah: Israel is anxious over Lebanon, Palestine and the region"
When exactly are we expected to stop laughing at the stupidity of this turban wearing tunnel dweller?
12 November 2021, 17:01
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Why the hell doesn't Nasrallah just move into Baabda and be done with this charade!
