SAYYED NASRALLAH: NOTHING WILL BE SAFE IN ISRAEL FROM OUR ROCKETS IF YOU BOMB US
Mohamad Shmaysani

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16/02/2010

In commemoration of the anniversary of the martyrdom of its leaders
Sheikh Ragheb Harb (Sheikh of the Resistance’s martyrs), Sayyed Abbas
Moussawi (Sayyed of the Resistance’s martyrs) and Hajj Imad Moghniyyeh
(Hezbollah top military commander), Hezbollah held a ceremony Tuesday
to mark the day of "loyalty to the Martyrs" and remember the sacrifices
of the Resistance martyrs and heroes.

The ceremony, held at the Sayyed As-Shouhadaa’ complex in Beirut’s
southern suburb, is attended by State Minister Adnan Sayyed Hussein
representing President Michel Sleiman and MP Ali Hasan Khalil
representing Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as well as a representative
of the Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji and various political and
national forces.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah delivered a speech
and paid tribute to the martyrs and their families.

"I condole the Muslim nation for the anniversary of Prophet Mohammed’s
(pbuh) death. I would like to condole the families of the crashed plane
(Ethiopian plane that crashed last month off Lebanon’s coast) who are
still waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be recovered. On
the fifth anniversary of the martyrdom of former Prime Minister Rafiq
Hariri, I offer my condolences to his respected family and all our
brothers in the Mustaqbal (Future) Movement."

Sayyed Nasrallah determined the main characteristics of the leaders
of the resistance, particularly those who have made the ultimate
sacrifice.

"Modesty, love, sensibility are among other features, but I would
like to emphasize the youth factor. Those leaders, when they were
young, had sufficient awareness regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict,
Palestine, and the Aqsa."

The Hezbollah chief underlined the responsibility of preserving the
will of the leaders, that is to preserve their achievements "which
is the fruit of their lives, the fruit of their sacrifices. The
accomplishment they left us with is the resistance."

"This puts us in front of several questions and options. In Lebanon,
we always go back to square one whenever there are threats and we do
not make use of experiences…We always go back to the same questions;
the same questions of 1982, before it, and after it. Questions
like: Cane the US protect Lebanon? Can it really? Obama failed
to stop settlement building. Can international resolutions and the
international community protect Lebanon? Can this community that only
respects the strong protect Lebanon by being neutral? Can we persuade
Israel through the international community to return the Shebaa Farms
and the Palestinian refugees? We’ve read in today’s newspapers that
(Avigdor) Lieberman says: Those who think that any settlement can
make us return a meter of soil is mistaken. His deputy says: The
return of Palestinian refugees is a red line. I find it very weird,
brothers and sisters, that in Lebanon we even discuss self-evident
truths…Everything indicates that in facing invaders and occupiers,
survival is for the fittest. There is no place for the weak in these
equations and principles. Only the strong can fulfill their goals. Can
Lebanon be strong? Yes. We have proven that Lebanon was strong and
today Lebanon is much stronger than ever. Lebanon is strong by means
of the wonderful formula with which we face the many challenges:
The army, the people, and the resistance; a formula adopted by the
Lebanese government."

Sayyed Nasrallah said that the positions of the President, the House
Speaker, the Prime Minister, and the Army leadership clearly express
national unity in the face of Israeli threats to Lebanon. "We are
ready to discuss the notion of giving Israel pretexts to attack
Lebanon but what’s more serious is what we’ve been hearing lately
in Lebanon insinuating that the mere existence of the resistance
is enough reason for the enemy to wage war, and to prevent this,
the resistance should be eliminated. This is very dangerous because
it gives Israel every reason to attack Lebanon. Unfortunately, some
Lebanese are saying what the Israelis themselves are not saying. They
are holding the resistance responsible in advance for any Israeli
attack. Is this really a call for war? This is a justification that
some Lebanese are giving to Israel to wage war.

The Secretary General stressed Israel has been living a dilemma
since its failure in Lebanon during the 2006 war. "Israel has not
been able to impose peace or wage war. What’s been taking place
in Israel following the 2006 and Gaza wars is normal; the Israelis
have acknowledged failure and admitted that the resistance has grown
stronger. When Israel wants to go to war, it has to be conditional.

They should be able to accomplish a clear, decisive, and guaranteed
victory, not just victory as a possibility.

In Lebanon, Palestine and Syria, we are so strong that Israel cannot
wage war on us whenever it wants to. It is not enough for Israel
to have a strong possibility of victory because this entity cannot
tolerate another defeat. In Israel, there is a problem of recruiting
soldiers and many other problems related to self-confidence. I tell
the people in Israel that the Iron Dome issue is more science fiction
than reality. Some are still questioning its feasibility. Israel still
needs time to address its tactics and at the same time, its policy is
to stop the power of its enemies from growing. They are following three
measures: 1-Threatening with war; if you bring this kind of weapons
will do so and so…rest assure, we’ll bring them, that is if we
haven’t brought them already. 2- The security measures: Assassinating
Hajj Redwan (Imad Moghniyeh) and (Mohammed) Mabhouh among others. 3-
Sedition: What hindering the inter-Palestinian reconciliation is Israel
and any Arab who hinders this reconciliation is doing Israel a favor."

Sayyed Nasrallah said threat should be faced with courage. "When
Israel threatened Syria with war, the foreign minister, who is the top
diplomat, responded. This was intentional and not just a coincidence.

I am sure that Israel and Arab regimes were stunned when they heard
the Syrian response because it was clear and transparent. Two hours
after the response, everyone in Israel was denying threatening Syria.

This is an example. You remember (Ehud) Barak speaking about a swift
and decisive victory…But what we are hearing today is that any
Israeli war should have ‘modest objectives.’ Barak himself said the
following two months ago: ‘If you look at the Lebanese border you will
find everything is quiet, but if you raise your head a little more, you
will find tens of thousands of Hezbollah fighters ready for us.’ When
their tone began to fade out, they set the so called "Dahiyeh Theory."

This theory stipulates destroying Beirut’s southern suburb, although
the Israeli Air Force was incapable to achieve more than it had
achieved during the 2006 war. In August 2009, we told them that if
you hit Dahiyeh, we’ll hit Tel Aviv and that we long for war but we do
not want it. We have to know that the real concentration of Israelis
stretches from south of Haifa to south of Tel Aviv, at a 15-kilometer
deep line to the east. The bulk of residents are there, and so are
oil refineries and factories and practically everything. They might
think that they can destroy buildings in Dahiyeh and that we can only
damage a few of their buildings. If you destroy buildings in Dahiyeh,
we’ll demolish buildings in Tel Aviv."

Sayyed Nasrallah added that "when Israel found that there war=s nothing
that can demoralize the resistance, they went to threaten the Lebanese
government and people of destroying the infrastructure. Just as we
have infrastructure, there is infrastructure in occupied Palestine. We
have one airport and they have airports, we have a few electricity
stations and they have huge electricity stations, they have oil
refineries and we have a few. The Israeli infrastructure is much
more bigger than ours and therefore I tell them the following: If you
strike martyr Rafiq Hariri’s international airport in Beirut, we’ll
strike your Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. If you hit our ports,
we will hit your ports. If you attack our refineries or factories,
we’ll bomb your refineries and factories.

Today, on this occasion, I announce and accept this challenge. As
people, army, and resistance, we are capable of protecting our country
and we do not need anyone in this world to do this for us. This is how
we face threats: with more threats, not with retreat, not with fear,
but with steadfastness and threats. We have never sought war but we
have the responsibility to defend our country and to stand firm on
our land."

On martyr Imad Moghniyeh’s assassination, the resistance leader said:
"In the last couple of years, we had lots of small opportunities to
avenge Hajj Redwan, but we did not go for them, because the one we
want to avenge is Imad Moghniyeh. Our enemy is anxious, let him stay
anxious. We will choose the time, the place and the target which we
want to be worthy of the martyrdom of Imad Moghniyeh."

"We are loyal to the path of our leaders and we tell our martyrs that
they can rest assure that their path will always be open and the cause
they sacrificed their lives for will be fulfilled. We are your sons
and your brothers and we will fulfill your dreams God willing."