The distinguished Jaafari Mufti Sheikh Ahmad Qabalan stated in a statement that "we are in the heart of a war led by Washington and NATO to reconstitute the presence of Tel Aviv, which is experiencing shock and disappointment from its war on the Gaza Strip. The goal of Washington and NATO's project is to reestablish Tel Aviv's interests at Lebanon's and the region's expense. What is happening is a regional war, not a sectoral war, and the resistance's actions on the southern front are a strategic defense for Lebanon, Gaza, and the region. There is no security, stability, entity, or national interests without the resistance, which is leading the largest national epic to protect Lebanon and its people and to prevent the flame of the most dangerous war led by Washington and Tel Aviv against the backdrop of destructive projects targeting Palestine and the heart of Lebanon and the region."
He continued: "It is regrettable that there is a national blindness, which is a disaster worse than war, and the more dangerous issue is national poverty and hunger. There is no fear for Lebanon from abroad, but rather fear for it comes from the erroneous internal political evaluation of Lebanon's interests. The parliamentary council is not a menu for selecting dishes, but rather the largest national institution for assessing Lebanon's supreme interests and preventing any destructive choice for the country. President Nabih Berri is, in this regard, a guarantee of national decision-making and a bulwark for the country's sovereign security. Those responsible for wasting Lebanon's interests are those who boycott the national settlement, not those who venture into the world to save Lebanon."
He pointed out that "the logic of being strong assumes that we are one national family. The national battle passes through national choices and the nature of its entity and political fronts. What is needed is a refined internal settlement that involves the presidency and what follows. This requires addressing each other's concerns and affirming our national priorities within a single framework. Security is linked to politics, not the other way around. The religious and national discourse must guarantee Lebanon's existential and constitutional security and the needs of national partnership. We need to win the battle of national awareness because, in the end, the country remains a partnership for all its citizens and not a sectarian farm that harvests its children."
